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This was offered to me as an Edison Amberola recording horn. Does anyone know if this is what it is, and possibly a value?

From the photo, I can't say with certainty exactly what it is, but it isn't an Amberola recording horn.

George P.

It appears to be the small part of a H&S horn.The sunburst paint inside leads me to believe this.
The rest....clearly cobbled together.

Could also be a Tea Tray Co horn, but regardless of who made it, it's clearly chopped in half.

It's listed on eBay as well http://www.ebay.com/itm/Edison-Amberola ... 541748ec5f

Aside from this Frankenhorn, I always thought there was no such thing as an Amberola recording horn or any Amberola recording whatsoever? Or did I miss anything?

Andreas

Alang:

Somewhere I've seen a sketch in some Edison
literature of a couple of people making a recording
on a floor-standing Amberola machine.

There is a small recording horn pointing forward
out of the open lid. Can't recall now what the
context of this sketch is or was, but I do recall
seeing it.

Chuck

Dustin, It's a real piece of junk. Save your money and stay away from it.
Harvey Kravitz

It would also be better in the future to post all pics of an item your asking about. Then, a proper evaluation can be made... .

Thanks guys. Yea Harvey I'm glad I checked before I pulled the trigger. The drive to get it would have been disappointing. I've seen pictures of the conical recording horn, but knew this one was strange.

Here's cool Edison option for the Amberola 1-A, 1-B, III, or Opera allowing you to make home recordings. Jerry Blais