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Odd Edison small horn
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ts_13
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Odd Edison small horn
I am not sure about this horn. I just have never seen a horn with these "tacks". Any idea?
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Curt A
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Re: Odd Edison small horn
They look like spot welds to me...
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Thomas Alva Edison - Comment to his assistant, Samuel Insull.
"No one needs a Victrola XX, a Perfected Graphophone Type G, or whatever you call those noisy things."
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ts_13
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Re: Odd Edison small horn
It is bizarre to me. I just have not seen one like it. Its old (looking). It is 13.5 long and 7 ⅜ across the bell.
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outune
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Re: Odd Edison small horn
Hi Taylor-- I've never seen the spot welds, but the bell seam where it attaches to the body looks like the early style reproductions-- I suspect it is a repro--
Hope all is well--
Brad Abell
Hope all is well--
Brad Abell
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NEFaurora
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Re: Odd Edison small horn
Repro Edison\Columbia Horns have been made as far back as the 1950's...and possibly even earlier...
It's repro, Probably a very early one at that...
I've never seen a "tacking" like that either...rather crude..but gets the job done I guess...
Enjoy your new find... It certainly is "unique"....to say the least..!
Tony K.
Edison Collector/Restorer
It's repro, Probably a very early one at that...
I've never seen a "tacking" like that either...rather crude..but gets the job done I guess...
Enjoy your new find... It certainly is "unique"....to say the least..!
Tony K.
Edison Collector/Restorer
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JerryVan
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Re: Odd Edison small horn
I believe that's the way the horns are made on the "modern" Edison phonograph looking thing that plays CD's and has an AM/FM radio. The phony top works being black plastic and non-functional.