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General discussion => Antique Accoutrements => Topic started by: ntqlvr1948 on January 15, 2023, 03:14:31 AM

Title: another old horn
Post by: ntqlvr1948 on January 15, 2023, 03:14:31 AM

Here's another one I have that I think might be for military use. It is over 12 inches long and the spout is made of wood, with a threaded plug in it. The opening on the spout end is about 5/8th of an inch and could dispense a lot of powder pretty quick. Any thoughts?
(https://i.ibb.co/2Kx1Hj8/IMG-3915.jpg) (https://ibb.co/JkVwgzx)

(https://i.ibb.co/JH1J21h/IMG-3916.jpg) (https://ibb.co/pd7FZ7m)

(https://i.ibb.co/Gt8KjtF/IMG-3917.jpg) (https://ibb.co/D8vxn8L)

Title: Re: another old horn
Post by: Tanselman on January 15, 2023, 05:24:57 AM

It looks to me like an eastern Pennsylvania screw-tip horn that lost its original internal screw tip on the spout. Since the remaining spout section was already threaded, the owner simply made a threaded wood stopper to fit the surviving threads. That was probably a better seal for the horn, and a threaded stopper wouldn't/couldn't fall out if the horn was jarred too hard. It5's a neat way to fix a lost internal screw tip, using a little imagination.

Shelby Gallien

Title: Re: another old horn
Post by: Tim Crosby on January 15, 2023, 04:11:07 PM

 I would say that is spot on, Good description. 

   Tim