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Need Info on horn

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This horn was given to me some years ago could anybody tell me anything about it.It measures 42" long and 24" across the bell.
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Certainly one of the largest, if not the largest Black and Brass Bell horn made to be suspended by a floor Crane no doubt from an early Cylinder Phonograph or Graphophone. Are there any markings on it to indicate who the Mfg. was or maybe some patent information ?

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There is no markings or patint numbers

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rlb955 wrote:There is no markings or patint numbers
Obviously this horn was used in Room that had lots of Space !!

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Can you post a photo of the hangers?

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Look closely, you can see it on the bottom right

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I can't quite make out if they're diamonds or the more elaborate shape that only Hawthorne & Sheble used. I'm leaning toward the latter, but a better angle would confirm it.

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Here is the hanger.
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That's definitely a Hawthorne & Sheble horn.

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Interesting. What company used the diamond shape?

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