Columbia AJ horn question

[Phonotom]

Hi, I was wondering if anyone has information on this Columbia horn? It fits perfectly on a AJ. You can see the wear where the cradle rested on the horn. Any info would be appreciated. I hope the pictures attached. I am new at this. Tom

[Phono-Phan]

That is a very nice and ,I believe, rare horn. Not sure if it is a Columbia product though. I am sure there will be a more knowledgeable person respond whether or not it is a Columbia model horn.

[startgroove]

In agreement with that. My first impression is that it is a Standard X horn, but upon seeing the side view, it has a distinctly different shape to the large opening. That shape sort of goes against the thinking back then that the best design for a horn was a tapering shape terminating in a flare.

It would seem like the shape of this horn would narrow the sound dispersion to smaller section, perhaps increasing the volume some.

[Jerry B.]

Ken and Russie are correct. I saw a horn like that at Union many years ago. I admired it then and I think you're a lucky fellow. Don't change a thing!

Jerry Blais

[JerryVan]

I believe it's a Standard X horn that was offered briefly in the Sears catalog. I bid on a Standard X on eBay about 6 months ago that had this very same horn. I believe bidding got up around $2000, and it was NOT because a Standard X is a valuable machine all by itself. A VERY rare horn! Treasure it! Beside the one I saw on eBay, I know of only one other... and now yours of course.

[phonogfp]

Actually, it's the short-lived "Tulip" horn, manufactured by the New Jersey Horn Manufacturing Company. The first ad in The Talking Machine World appeared in July 1907.

George P.

[Phono-Phan]

Thanks for posting that ad George. I figured you would chime in on this rare horn.

[JerryVan]

I could swear to seeing a Sears catalog ad with a Standard X & that horn. Anybody else??

[phonogfp]

I could swear to seeing a Sears catalog ad with a Standard X & that horn. Anybody else??

I've seen a machine very similar to a Standard X equipped with the "Tulip" horn, but marked "Union" with a red, white, and blue shield. It was sold by another catalog house, but I can't recall at the moment. I'll sleep on it...

George P.

[Dave D]

I could swear to seeing a Sears catalog ad with a Standard X & that horn. Anybody else??

I've seen a machine very similar to a Standard X equipped with the "Tulip" horn, but marked "Union" with a red, white, and blue shield. It was sold by another catalog house, but I can't recall at the moment. I'll sleep on it...

George P.

I have a Union model, just like a Standard X but with the normal spindle. It has a horn like on a Standard X.
Dave