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Offline rich pierce

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Original horn and bag
« on: July 21, 2018, 06:58:28 PM »
Estate sale finds this morning.  The horn is bug ravaged but they felt sorry for an old fool who likes relics and gave me the bag for free.














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Offline trentOH

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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #1 on: July 21, 2018, 08:06:20 PM »
For me, the two most interesting parts of the bag are the detailed work remaining on the right side, and the twine holding the left side together. Taken together, it makes me wonder why the left side is so worn out, yet the right side is still relatively intact.

Any ideas?
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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #2 on: July 21, 2018, 08:16:40 PM »
Rich, Great finds! Don`t you wish they could talk? ;)
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #3 on: July 21, 2018, 08:45:47 PM »
Quote from: trentOH on July 21, 2018, 08:06:20 PM
For me, the two most interesting parts of the bag are the detailed work remaining on the right side, and the twine holding the left side together. Taken together, it makes me wonder why the left side is so worn out, yet the right side is still relatively intact.

Any ideas?

Maybe how the user jammed his hand into it?
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Offline Mark Elliott

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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #4 on: July 21, 2018, 11:28:54 PM »
Rich,

Just to make sure I am seeing correctly; is that bag one piece, flat stitched/laced up the side, with a fringed welt?
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #5 on: July 21, 2018, 11:54:42 PM »
Quote from: Mark Elliott on July 21, 2018, 11:28:54 PM
Rich,

Just to make sure I am seeing correctly; is that bag one piece, flat stitched/laced up the side, with a fringed welt?

Mark, it is a one-piece bag but I do not see a welt. Short fringe on the side involves front and back.it appears to be glued and sewn or laced quite simply with a running stitch.   I do not see how or where the strap was attached.  I’m thinking that was at the top beside the flap and completely broke off. The leather is quite thick.  Looks like baling twine repair on the left side.
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Offline Elnathan

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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #6 on: July 22, 2018, 12:02:45 AM »
Nice. Did this come as a set with that relic iron-mounted rifle you posted in the Antique Guns section?

Can you tell on which side the horn was worn?
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Offline rich pierce

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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #7 on: July 22, 2018, 12:33:42 AM »
Not sure if they are a set.  Nobody to ask.  The horn fits better on the right than on the left.
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Re: Original horn and bag
« Reply #8 on: July 22, 2018, 06:39:56 PM »
Really cool find, Rich. 

In the second picture of the bag, showing the back side, there is a hole in the upper right corner.  The hole is elongated vertically and the depression around the upper portion of the hole makes me think the bag could have been hung from a single cord.

Very nice horn too.  Love the twist, and rare to still have its strap.

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