-A WORD
ABOUT REPRODUCED HORNS -
We
all would like to find that proverbial mint machine in
Aunt Tilly's
closet.
Early collectors found these machines
and were
able
to buy them cheaply. We are now finding the
machines
that
need substantial work. The horns usually are
rusty (often
through
the metal), they are dented, from
small dings
to
large folds. and where used as funnels for fuel
and other
things.
To
restore an original takes a lot of skill and work, and when
you
get through you have a dimpled, wavy, repainted less than
correct
original
that I prefer not to put on my machines as
representing
what
the makers and skilled workers made.
The
Reproduced horns we sell and use are made exactly like
the
originals,
less all the rust, dents and high prices.
More horn photos as they
become
available
