Edison Amberola recording horn?

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Edison Amberola recording horn?

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This was offered to me as an Edison Amberola recording horn. Does anyone know if this is what it is, and possibly a value?
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From the photo, I can't say with certainty exactly what it is, but it isn't an Amberola recording horn. :)

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It appears to be the small part of a H&S horn.The sunburst paint inside leads me to believe this.
The rest....clearly cobbled together.

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Could also be a Tea Tray Co horn, but regardless of who made it, it's clearly chopped in half.

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It's listed on eBay as well http://www.ebay.com/itm/Edison-Amberola ... 541748ec5f

Aside from this Frankenhorn, I always thought there was no such thing as an Amberola recording horn or any Amberola recording whatsoever? Or did I miss anything?

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Alang:

Somewhere I've seen a sketch in some Edison
literature of a couple of people making a recording
on a floor-standing Amberola machine.

There is a small recording horn pointing forward
out of the open lid. Can't recall now what the
context of this sketch is or was, but I do recall
seeing it.

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Dustin, It's a real piece of junk. Save your money and stay away from it.
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It would also be better in the future to post all pics of an item your asking about. Then, a proper evaluation can be made... ;).

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Thanks guys. Yea Harvey I'm glad I checked before I pulled the trigger. The drive to get it would have been disappointing. I've seen pictures of the conical recording horn, but knew this one was strange.

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Here's cool Edison option for the Amberola 1-A, 1-B, III, or Opera allowing you to make home recordings. Jerry Blais
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