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Post by studebakerphonos on Aug 8, 2014 14:37:04 GMT -6
This horn looks old and is not a recent repro.....
It does not have Pat Applied for on it.
Did anyone reproduce these like this 50 60 years ago?
It is a small 14 1/2 inch Edison/Columbia type.
I don't want to call it original if it is not.
Please see attached pictures.
Thanks for the help ! Attachments:
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Post by nefaurora on Aug 20, 2014 13:57:34 GMT -6
Hard to tell. If it's a repro, It's a darn good one! Believe it or not, Repro horns have been found to have been made as early as the late 1950's This could be one of them. The only way to determine for sure 100% is to put it up against an original with "Pat. Applied For" and compare the two. Then you will have your answer. The middle ring or bead in the first phonograph is your best tell-tale sign. ) Tony K. Melbourne, FL
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Post by studebakerphonos on Aug 22, 2014 11:41:09 GMT -6
Thanks. The bead on the outside between the brass and black tin is identically rolled as that of an orig. pat appl'd for one.
Even inside the horn's throat it is identical and the tin folded end. does that pin it down???
Thanks again.
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Post by nefaurora on Sept 7, 2014 12:34:59 GMT -6
I took a 2nd look at it again, and exploded the pic, and I'd say a definitive "YES" now. It's definitely an original horn.
Congrats!
(The miracle of the internet)...
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Post by eckster on Dec 9, 2014 20:23:19 GMT -6
edison did not really make his horns until about 1905 bewfore that era it was usually Hawethorne and Sheble or tea tray company. Edison offered listening devices to most of his really early machines. Some horns even had a removeable brass bell and many german companies still made aftermarket horns up until the 50s.
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Post by eckster on Oct 22, 2017 20:34:59 GMT -6
yes they are readily available on Ebay
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