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Offline Jacob_S_P

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Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« on: November 26, 2024, 06:11:00 AM »
Got this great horn over the weekend, I'd appreciate other's thoughts. It was relatively locally made here in SW VA.
Square iron nails, walnut or maple lathe turned and carved plug. Uniquely but well carved spout. Iron staples in plug and at spout.








Offline John Proud

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #1 on: November 26, 2024, 06:20:44 PM »
Shows many features of an early 19th Century Lancaster PA horn. Nice find.

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #2 on: November 26, 2024, 06:24:20 PM »
 You beat me to it, I was just looking at a couple examples to make sure. What a find

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #3 on: November 26, 2024, 09:48:05 PM »
Very nice!!!!
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Offline Jacob_S_P

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #4 on: November 26, 2024, 11:05:36 PM »
What lends it's origins to Early Lancaster horns?

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #5 on: November 27, 2024, 12:20:17 AM »
 The bottle turned tip and the pressed rope design on the butt. TC

Offline rich pierce

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #6 on: November 27, 2024, 01:11:26 AM »
Andover, Vermont

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #7 on: November 27, 2024, 06:22:27 AM »
We might be making this horn a little earlier than it actually is, based on its dark heavy patina and signs of years of use that make it look old. The earlier Lancaster horns had the long screw tips, as seen in the last picture posted. But the shorter, integral pawn-shaped tips, like on this horn, usually indicate the percussion era after 1830.

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Offline Jacob_S_P

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #8 on: November 29, 2024, 08:29:42 PM »
I appreciate all the helpful feedback. Now I can put it in my sell/trade pile since it doesn't fit my collecting interests.

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Re: Great old horn acquired over the weekend
« Reply #9 on: November 30, 2024, 03:54:38 AM »
Got this great horn over the weekend, I'd appreciate other's thoughts. It was relatively locally made here in SW VA.
Square iron nails, walnut or maple lathe turned and carved plug. Uniquely but well carved spout. Iron staples in plug and at spout.







this is beautiful am impressed