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Hi, I was wondering if anyone has information on this Columbia horn? It fits perfectly on a AJ. You can see the wear where the cradle rested on the horn. Any info would be appreciated. I hope the pictures attached. I am new at this. Tom

That is a very nice and ,I believe, rare horn. Not sure if it is a Columbia product though. I am sure there will be a more knowledgeable person respond whether or not it is a Columbia model horn.

In agreement with that. My first impression is that it is a Standard X horn, but upon seeing the side view, it has a distinctly different shape to the large opening. That shape sort of goes against the thinking back then that the best design for a horn was a tapering shape terminating in a flare.

It would seem like the shape of this horn would narrow the sound dispersion to smaller section, perhaps increasing the volume some.

Ken and Russie are correct. I saw a horn like that at Union many years ago. I admired it then and I think you're a lucky fellow. Don't change a thing!

Jerry Blais

I believe it's a Standard X horn that was offered briefly in the Sears catalog. I bid on a Standard X on eBay about 6 months ago that had this very same horn. I believe bidding got up around $2000, and it was NOT because a Standard X is a valuable machine all by itself. A VERY rare horn! Treasure it! Beside the one I saw on eBay, I know of only one other... and now yours of course.

Actually, it's the short-lived "Tulip" horn, manufactured by the New Jersey Horn Manufacturing Company. The first ad in The Talking Machine World appeared in July 1907.

George P.

Thanks for posting that ad George. I figured you would chime in on this rare horn.

I could swear to seeing a Sears catalog ad with a Standard X & that horn. Anybody else??

JerryVan wrote:I could swear to seeing a Sears catalog ad with a Standard X & that horn. Anybody else??

I've seen a machine very similar to a Standard X equipped with the "Tulip" horn, but marked "Union" with a red, white, and blue shield. It was sold by another catalog house, but I can't recall at the moment. I'll sleep on it...

George P.

phonogfp wrote:

JerryVan wrote:I could swear to seeing a Sears catalog ad with a Standard X & that horn. Anybody else??

I've seen a machine very similar to a Standard X equipped with the "Tulip" horn, but marked "Union" with a red, white, and blue shield. It was sold by another catalog house, but I can't recall at the moment. I'll sleep on it...

George P.

I have a Union model, just like a Standard X but with the normal spindle. It has a horn like on a Standard X.
Dave