Watch out for bosuns’ calls

A COLLECTION of 85 bosuns’ calls was among items stolen from a home in Milan in early August. Most of the calls were British, but there were also examples from the USA, Italy, China and India.

Calls marked for London makers include Peter and Anne Bateman 1798-9, Samuel Godbehere 1785 and Thom…

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