Historical information
The bugle was most likely used in the First World War for ceremonial and military operational functions. Bugles were an effective means of passing fixed messages and times over the noise and distance of battles and battlefields.
Henry Potter & Co was a well known manufacturer of military bugles for the First World War.
Physical description
Military copper bugle with brass trim and silver (?) mouthpiece with brass retaining chain.
Inscriptions & markings
inscribed "Henry Potter & Co" "38 West Street, Charing X Road, London 1911"