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I picked up a Huge Morning Glory Horn!

It is 24 ¼ inches across, and 35 ½ inches from petal to tip. The small opening is 1 ⅛ inches.
I belive it is an S-1 Columbia Horn. And it appears that at one time the outside was covered with silk, (long gone).
I've seen pictures of huge flowered scalloped horns, but I don't know their dimensions.

Was This The Largest Morning Glory Cylinder Horn Made?

Bob S.

Bob,

What you have there is an original horn for a Type BC Graphophone ("Twentieth Century"). The horn was manufactured by Hawthorne & Sheble (as were most/all Columbia horns), and originally had "Silk Finish" applied to the outside.

Very nice! An uncommon horn.

George P.

Nice horn, I wonder where you got it, LOL.

Zwebie wrote: Was This The Largest Morning Glory Cylinder Horn Made?
Bob S.

This one's not as long as your BC horn, it's only 30 ½", but it's 25 ½" across, I think it was called a "Lilly Horn"



Chuck

Well the straight 12 panel triumph horn has gotta be right up there. I don't know the dimensions right off hand but they certainly take up space when mounted on the machine!

Chuck's right - that's a "Lily" horn, made by the Standard Metal Manufacturing Company. They are a bit larger at the mouth than typical flower horns, as shown in this photo...

George P.

George,

Those yours? Very nice set.

I love the black one, I let a friend talk me out of mine a couple years ago. I made the price what I thought unreasonable, didn't phase him at all.

Chuck

Chuck,

That black Tea Tray horn is the first phonograph horn I ever owned. Bought it on an Edison Standard in February 1968!

George P.