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Just by way of illustration here's an original 10" horn I once owned, showing a lot of wear on the bell and exposing some of the brass.

Cool! Thank you for the photo, Rene!

Now, I have seen photos have these machines with a small black horn, with a gold band. But it's not a bell horn. Like the one you have in your photo.

Paul,
The second style Graphophone Q had a 10" black cone horn with a gold stripe. That's the one you are describing.

That's it, Nick!

Graphophone Q second style

The original horn equipment for the B was also a 10" black cone horn with a stripe. Only the "Nickeled & Polished" B came with a nickeled horn.

The Q (1899 and 1904 models) was also supplied with a 10" black cone horn with a stripe unless it was a particular outfit such as a QQ (nickeled horn) or a QA (aluminum horn).

Articles on both the B and the Q with lots more detail and photos have appeared in recent issues of The Antique Phonograph.

George P.

Thank you for that Nick!

Thank You for the information George!

You're very welcome!

George P.