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

Copper bugle with brass trim, mouthpiece and brass retaining chain.

Inscriptions & markings

inscribed "ANZACS" "The Great War, 1914 - 1918"