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Interesting horn

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This looks interesting.

Does any-one know what it is ?

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/154935504064 ... SwTb1iTVhl
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It looks like an HMV163 Re-Entrant horn, and at that starting price it could be a steal.

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Yes, it's a 163 horn (the smallest of the HMV re-entrants) as correctly identified by Roger.
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Someone will be happy to buy it, especially if he or she can go there to pick it with a van. If it were near me, I'd buy it to build a modern gramophone around it, from scratch! ;)
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Very interesting indeed.

I hadn't realised that these horns were so well made - layers of metal in places ...

... and kind of a beautiful work of art too.

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I think you're all wrong. It's a mulching attachment for a riding lawnmower. :shock:

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It's a part from the rear end of the DeLorean car in Back To The Future... Sorry, Jerry made me do it.

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poodling around wrote: Wed Apr 06, 2022 8:50 am Very interesting indeed.

I hadn't realised that these horns were so well made - layers of metal in places ...

... and kind of a beautiful work of art too.
They are works of art. If I had more space I'd buy it and spray it an interesting colour and mount it somewhere as a show piece.

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Basically, it's an all-metal version of the Credenza's horn, measuring six feet in length with the tonearm attached. I don't know if this would fit into a Credenza cabinet without substantial modifications, but for someone with a good condition--but empty--HMV 163 cabinet, this would make for an excellent restoration project.

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