Is this a Morning Glory Horn I wonder ?

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Is this a Morning Glory Horn I wonder ?

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I am certainly no expert but I thought it may not be ?

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It's a Columbia with the wrong end badly soldered on - should have a screw thread on it.

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Gramtastic wrote:It's a Columbia with the wrong end badly soldered on - should have a screw thread on it.

Aha ! Thank you.

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Sort of a morning glory- it has a petaled effect

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This looks like a battered up crap-o-phone horn that is muddled with a makeshift conical end. I never saw a Columbia horn like this before.
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Phonofreak wrote:This looks like a battered up crap-o-phone horn that is muddled with a makeshift conical end. I never saw a Columbia horn like this before.
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Hi here is mine - as you can see it is on a Columbia and has a threaded end. It seems this one has had the end cut off and a normal type badly soldered on in its place. It is a shame as these are beautiful horns in good condition. Somewhere I have an original Columbia advert showing this horn so know it is correct.
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Gramtastic wrote:Hi here is mine - as you can see it is on a Columbia and has a threaded end. It seems this one has had the end cut off and a normal type badly soldered on in its place. It is a shame as these are beautiful horns in good condition. Somewhere I have an original Columbia advert showing this horn so know it is correct.

Very interesting about Columbia's having a threaded end.

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Thanks, Gramtastic, for correcting me. That's not a horn we see on this side of the pond, and I suspected it was of recent Indian origin. Duly noted!

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phonogfp wrote:Thanks, Gramtastic, for correcting me. That's not a horn we see on this side of the pond, and I suspected it was of recent Indian origin. Duly noted!

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It does look suspiciously close to these:
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but closer examination reveals differences for sure.
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