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Løder horn
Løder horn showing the date: "1741" and the names: "Swana(?)" and "T. Scollay".
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1741
30cm long x 7cm diameter at wide end x 3cm diameter at narrow end
A løder horn was used for calling between boats at sea. Swana was possibly the name of a boat and T. Scollay was the man who built the house at Tresta in which the horn was found.

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