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General discussion => Antique Accoutrements => Topic started by: rich pierce on May 04, 2021, 12:28:10 AM

Title: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: rich pierce on May 04, 2021, 12:28:10 AM: This tiny horn weighs like a feather. It’s less than 0.025” thick and is bug-damaged but a good example of a late percussion period scrimmed horn. It has a fish, several “hex signs”, a date of 1872, oak and other leaves, a shield, and so on.
(https://i.ibb.co/b1ffvtS/BE9-E1861-A787-43-DE-BAC3-592-B7-B1-B43-F9.jpg) (https://ibb.co/nrWW1pH)

(https://i.ibb.co/Gt432q3/E9231-BDE-09-F4-4-CA0-A88-A-2-D89-A7-E6-F762.jpg) (https://ibb.co/1dtJqkJ)

(https://i.ibb.co/fMxZc2p/CDEB2-DBC-D42-E-4-D8-A-B58-D-A13-DC900-B688.jpg) (https://ibb.co/CBH4rz7)

(https://i.ibb.co/grT3Fmd/C0-A0-F880-F884-4-CBA-A11-D-7-CC4-F585-F904.jpg) (https://ibb.co/BfZtKcG)

(https://i.ibb.co/X5ZFv4n/DEC09-D3-E-7708-48-CC-82-E2-68-BB0-C300432.jpg) (https://ibb.co/myChMBn)

(https://i.ibb.co/xXyhJTc/233-BCE92-B5-BB-471-B-AADA-6-DC8-F0898-E20.jpg) (https://ibb.co/173Z8Wp)

(https://i.ibb.co/J3CBpG4/16-B85941-B0-A3-4-AFB-82-A5-3-F101-D4-E3271.jpg) (https://ibb.co/kmMHDwf)

(https://i.ibb.co/jH6qXLM/28-BAF58-D-199-A-4-BB2-8920-09994-E67-E2-C5.jpg) (https://ibb.co/Km0Bv9q)

(https://i.ibb.co/8BGDZjx/ED42916-F-204-E-4786-ADA5-C22-CBB0-A2-BA0.jpg) (https://ibb.co/ZJv6Dhg)
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: Tim Crosby on May 04, 2021, 12:59:56 AM: Neat find, the carving is well done.

Tim
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: Robert Wolfe on May 04, 2021, 04:53:14 PM: Nice. What is the plug made out of? Almost looks like cork?
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: rich pierce on May 04, 2021, 05:45:12 PM: Quote from: Robert Wolfe on May 04, 2021, 04:53:14 PM
Nice. What is the plug made out of? Almost looks like cork?

BINGO WE HAVE A WINNER!
Yes, improbably, the plug is cork. I was trying to figure it out. Thanks!
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: Robert Wolfe on May 04, 2021, 08:30:51 PM: Well, cork would certainly make for a light horn.....
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: mr. no gold on May 04, 2021, 09:58:32 PM: Nice little horn with some interesting engraving. Cork is not unheard of for end plugs especially for salt horns or horn containers not heavily used. This is the first powder horn I have seen with a cork end, however. Rather unique, I would say. The holes are unfortunate, but are all too common as the beetles seem to be almost everywhere.
I have always thought that dental bonding material could be used to close up small to large holes. It can be easily shaped and colored to whatever is called for. It hardens to about the same density as the horn itself. I have suggested this to some horn restorers, but they all seem to prefer other substances. Kits are available at dental supply houses if anyone wants to give it a try. Let us know how it works, if you please.
Dick
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: Shreckmeister on May 05, 2021, 03:41:22 PM: I’ve used resin mixed with horn filings and didn’t have to color it for small to medium hole repair. Turns out well.
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: Kevin on May 05, 2021, 04:05:52 PM: Rich,

That's a really nice horn. I noticed that on the "petals" of the one "hex sign" some have a line of 5 dots and some have 6 dots. It's neat to see such "freeform" work, intended or not, on old horns.

Thanks for sharing,
Kevin
Title: Re: Little late horn, “Pennsylvania Dutchy”
Post by: mr. no gold on May 06, 2021, 08:24:11 AM: If I am not mistaken, the dental bonding material is also a resin which may require a harder. It is light cured and is colored with additives. I am wearing some on my teeth as I write this. It seems to be easily mixed and worked to do the job.
Dick