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Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns
Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns

Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns

$650 / item

H 29 in Dm 16.75 in

Three Antique Victrola Phonograph Horns

By Victrola

Located in San Francisco, CA

Three antique exterior phonograph horns attributed to Victrola, likely from a Victor Talking

Category

Early 20th Century American Art Nouveau Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Edison Standard Oak Cylinder Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed
Antique Edison Standard Oak Cylinder Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed

Antique Edison Standard Oak Cylinder Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed

Located in Big Flats, NY

A fine example of an early 20th-century Edison Standard Cylinder Phonograph, presented in its

Category

Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900
Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900

Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900

$1,160Sale Price|20% Off

H 36.25 in W 18 in D 9 in

Antique Edison Home Oak Phonograph With Metal Horn Signed C1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

A fine example of early sound reproduction technology, this Edison Home Phonograph dates to circa

Category

Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Rare Baby Grand Phonograph
Rare Baby Grand Phonograph

Rare Baby Grand Phonograph

$2,800

H 36 in W 26.5 in D 34 in

Rare Baby Grand Phonograph

Located in Peekskill, NY

built in horn of the phonograph to adjust volume. Under the lid is a 12 in. spring driven hand crank

Category

Early 20th Century American Queen Anne Musical Instruments

Materials

Mahogany

Antique Columbia Grafonola Phonograph Turn Table
Antique Columbia Grafonola Phonograph Turn Table

Antique Columbia Grafonola Phonograph Turn Table

$1,598

H 43 in W 21.5 in D 19.25 in

Antique Columbia Grafonola Phonograph Turn Table

Located in Delray Beach, FL

Discover a Columbia Grafonola Antique Phonograph—1907–1923 internal horn elegance in mahogany

Category

Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Wood

Columbia Phonograph Company Graphophone Type Q
Columbia Phonograph Company Graphophone Type Q

Columbia Phonograph Company Graphophone Type Q

$1,400Sale Price|20% Off

H 9.75 in W 7.5 in D 14.5 in

Columbia Phonograph Company Graphophone Type Q

By Columbia Graphophone Company 1

Located in Guaynabo, PR

cylinder phonograph reproducer feeding into the horn. At the left side, there is a pierced batwing shaped

Category

20th Century American Machine Age Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph & Cabinet W/ 93 Record Music Tubes
Antique Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph & Cabinet W/ 93 Record Music Tubes

Antique Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph & Cabinet W/ 93 Record Music Tubes

By Thomas Edison

Located in Dayton, OH

An exception Early Thomas Edison Model A Cylinder Phonograph with original horn, tube cabinet & 93

Category

Antique Late 19th Century Late Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box
Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box

Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box

$2,800Sale Price|20% Off

H 19.75 in W 13.5 in D 13.38 in

Fred Zimbalist Thorens Silver Plated Music Box

By Fred Zimbalist

Located in Guaynabo, PR

This is a Fred Zimbalist Thorens silver music box shaped as an old phonograph with trumpet horn

Category

20th Century American Anglo-Indian Decorative Boxes

Materials

Silver Plate

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Antique Victor Victrola Ebonized & Gilt Phonograph Horn Circa 1910
Antique Victor Victrola Ebonized & Gilt Phonograph Horn Circa 1910

Antique Victor Victrola Ebonized & Gilt Phonograph Horn Circa 1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Victrola Ebonized & Gilt Metal Phonograph Horn Circa 1910 Measures- 18.5''H x 18.5

Category

Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Horn, Circa 1910
Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Horn, Circa 1910

Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Horn, Circa 1910

By Victrola

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Victor Victrola Phonograph exterior horn offers partially ebonized finish with Victor

Category

20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Vintage Victrola Horn Pendant Light Fixture
Vintage Victrola Horn Pendant Light Fixture

Vintage Victrola Horn Pendant Light Fixture

By Edison

Located in Berkeley, CA

Build from a true, circa 1905, phonograph horn, this adjustable 78" modern pendant will be the talk

Category

Antique Early 1900s European Late Victorian Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Tin

French Gramophone Pendant Light
French Gramophone Pendant Light

French Gramophone Pendant Light

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H 20.75 in W 18.63 in D 18.63 in

French Gramophone Pendant Light

Located in Baton Rouge, LA

A very creative repurposing of an antique phonograph horn, this French pendant light fixture is an

Category

20th Century French Other Chandeliers and Pendants

Materials

Metal, Wire

Antique Victor II Phonograph with Oak Horn
Antique Victor II Phonograph with Oak Horn

Antique Victor II Phonograph with Oak Horn

Located in Astoria, NY

An antique Victor II phonograph with original label on front and a solid oak horn, circa 1907-1912

Category

Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Edison Cylinder Phonograph with Cygnet Horn C1910
Antique Edison Cylinder Phonograph with Cygnet Horn C1910

Antique Edison Cylinder Phonograph with Cygnet Horn C1910

By Edison

Located in Big Flats, NY

An Antique Edison Cylinder Phonograph with Cygnet Horn C1910 Measures- 13''H x 16.25''W x 9''D

Category

Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, phonograph, c. 1911, wooden horn, superb!
HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, phonograph, c. 1911, wooden horn, superb!

HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, phonograph, c. 1911, wooden horn, superb!

By HMV, Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in London, GB

HMV Senior Monarch horn gramophone, c. 1911 Outstanding original condition. A stunning example of

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Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

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Antique Edison Triumph Cylinder Phonograph with Horn & 78 Cylinders C1920
Antique Edison Triumph Cylinder Phonograph with Horn & 78 Cylinders C1920

Antique Edison Triumph Cylinder Phonograph with Horn & 78 Cylinders C1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Triumph Cylinder Phonograph with Horn & 78 Cylinders C1920. Measures: Phonogram - 17.5"H x 12.5"W x

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20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique French Pathé Frères Cylinder Phonograph With Aluminum Horn c1900
Antique French Pathé Frères Cylinder Phonograph With Aluminum Horn c1900

Antique French Pathé Frères Cylinder Phonograph With Aluminum Horn c1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique French Pathé Frères Cylinder Phonograph With Aluminum Horn “I Sing Loud And Clear” C1900

Category

Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Aluminum

Antique Edison Standard Oak Phonograph with Exterior Horn, Working, c1905
Antique Edison Standard Oak Phonograph with Exterior Horn, Working, c1905

Antique Edison Standard Oak Phonograph with Exterior Horn, Working, c1905

By Edison

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Edison Home Standard Phonograph offers oak case with maker label and exterior horn

Category

Early 20th Century American Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Victor Victrola School Clockwork Phonograph with Horn, circa 1890
Antique Victor Victrola School Clockwork Phonograph with Horn, circa 1890

Antique Victor Victrola School Clockwork Phonograph with Horn, circa 1890

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Victor Victrola School clockwork phonograph music machine includes crank and horn, circa

Category

Antique 19th Century American Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900
Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900

Antique Victor Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Tin Horn, circa 1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Victrola phonograph features oak case with gilt banded external tin horn, original

Category

Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Tin

The Gramophone Co "Cockleshell" Monarch horn gramophone c. 1908, HMV, phonograph
The Gramophone Co "Cockleshell" Monarch horn gramophone c. 1908, HMV, phonograph

The Gramophone Co "Cockleshell" Monarch horn gramophone c. 1908, HMV, phonograph

By HMV, Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in London, GB

The Gramophone Company Limited 'Cockleshell' Monarch horn gramophone, c. 1908. Superb condition

Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920
Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920

Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Victrola #3 Oak Talking Machine Phonograph With Oak Horn c1920 Measures - 27 1/4" x

Category

Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique Victor Victrola Oak Table Top Disc Outside Horn Phonograph Circa 1900
Antique Victor Victrola Oak Table Top Disc Outside Horn Phonograph Circa 1900

Antique Victor Victrola Oak Table Top Disc Outside Horn Phonograph Circa 1900

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Victrola Oak Table Top Disc Outside Horn Phonograph with Quarter Sawn Oak Case

Category

Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900
Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900

Antique Oak Victor V (Model Five) Phonograph with Brass Bell Horn c1900

By Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in Big Flats, NY

Antique Victor Model 5 (Vic V) phonograph offers quartersawn oak case with Doric style corners and

Category

Early 20th Century American Musical Instruments

Materials

Brass

Antique Victor Victrola V Oak Phonograph with Oak Horn & Vinyl Records C1910
Antique Victor Victrola V Oak Phonograph with Oak Horn & Vinyl Records C1910

Antique Victor Victrola V Oak Phonograph with Oak Horn & Vinyl Records C1910

Located in Big Flats, NY

Victor Victrola V Oak Phonograph with Oak Horn & Vinyl Records C1910 Measures- 29"H x 16.25"W x 26"D

Category

Early 20th Century Musical Instruments

Materials

Oak

Antique Thomas Edison Phonograph with Floral Horn
Antique Thomas Edison Phonograph with Floral Horn

Antique Thomas Edison Phonograph with Floral Horn

By Thomas A. Edison

Located in Chicago, IL

Antique Thomas Edison Phonograph with Floral Horn This wonderful antique Thomas Edison phonograph

Category

Early 20th Century American American Classical Historical Memorabilia

Materials

Metal

c1910s Horn Gramophone - Phonograph with Polyphon Concert Soundbox, Oak case
c1910s Horn Gramophone - Phonograph with Polyphon Concert Soundbox, Oak case

c1910s Horn Gramophone - Phonograph with Polyphon Concert Soundbox, Oak case

Located in Skien, NO

Antique Primitive Horn Gramophone – Phonograph with Polyphon Concert Soundbox This exquisite

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Early 20th Century German Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal, Steel, Iron

Antique Victor Victrola Standard Outside Horn Oak Phonograph, circa 1900
Antique Victor Victrola Standard Outside Horn Oak Phonograph, circa 1900

Antique Victor Victrola Standard Outside Horn Oak Phonograph, circa 1900

By Victrola

Located in Big Flats, NY

An antique Victor Victrola Standard Phonograph talking machine offers oak case with crank outside

Category

20th Century American Victorian Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

"Cavalier Disc" wooden horn gramophone 1900s phonograph for HMV Decca RCA Victor
"Cavalier Disc" wooden horn gramophone 1900s phonograph for HMV Decca RCA Victor

"Cavalier Disc" wooden horn gramophone 1900s phonograph for HMV Decca RCA Victor

By HMV, Victor Talking Machine Company

Located in London, GB

THE CAVALIER DISC TALKING MACHINE by B B & CO., London Vintage horn gramophone, early 20th Century

Category

Early 20th Century British Arts and Crafts Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

1908 Edison Triumph Model D, Rare Oak Horn
1908 Edison Triumph Model D, Rare Oak Horn

1908 Edison Triumph Model D, Rare Oak Horn

By Edison

Located in Peekskill, NY

very near the end of the life cycle of the Edison external Horn cylinder Phonograph. Having begun in

Category

Early 20th Century American Industrial Scientific Instruments

Materials

Oak

Pair of wall sconces
Pair of wall sconces

Pair of wall sconces

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H 22 in W 17 in

Pair of wall sconces

Located in Bridgehampton, NY

Pair of wall sconces made from an old phonograph horn, newly wired.

Category

Early 20th Century American Wall Lights and Sconces

Materials

Metal

Phonograph Horn Fixture
Phonograph Horn Fixture

Phonograph Horn Fixture

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H 38 in Dm 20.5 in

Phonograph Horn Fixture

Located in Stamford, CT

Victrola phonograph horn fixture.

Category

20th Century Chandeliers and Pendants

Original Phonograph Argentina With Horn Circa 1920
Original Phonograph Argentina With Horn Circa 1920

Original Phonograph Argentina With Horn Circa 1920

Located in Oakland, CA

Original Phonograph Argentina With Horn Circa 1920. Great working photograph in very nice original

Category

Vintage 1920s Argentine Art Deco Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn
Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn

Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn

By His Masters Voice

Located in Oakland, CA

Antique Oak Victor Victor I Victrola Phonograph Talking Machine with Horn. Very good working

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Vintage 1910s North American Art Nouveau Musical Instruments

Materials

Metal

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Choose from an assortment of styles, material and more with respect to the phonograph horn you’re looking for at 1stDibs. Frequently made of metal, wood and oak, every phonograph horn was constructed with great care. There are many kinds of the phonograph horn you’re looking for, from those produced as long ago as the 20th Century to those made as recently as the 20th Century. When you’re browsing for the right phonograph horn, those designed in Art Nouveau, industrial and Art Deco styles are of considerable interest. A well-made phonograph horn has long been a part of the offerings for many furniture designers and manufacturers, but those produced by His Masters Voice, Fred Zimbalist and Thomas Edison are consistently popular.

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