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French Mechanical Horn In 1894 Catalog
By Mark Kinsler

In the photographs section you'll find this item from the 1894-95
Montgomery Ward catalog.  It seems to be a French mechanical horn in
which you blow in one end and 'work the lever' to play a tune.  There's
also a three-tune model.  Does anyone have any idea how these worked?

Montgomery Ward was a U.S. mail-order retailer very much like Sears,
Roebuck.  M_W went out of business in the 1980s, probably, though their
name is still used here and there.

Mark Kinsler

 [ Montgomery Ward 1894 mechanical horn catalog listing
 [ http://www.mmdigest.com/Attachments/17/09/23/170923_201151_M-W_mech_horn.jpg 

 [ At https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montgomery_Ward  --
 [ "In 1985, the company closed its catalog business after 113 years
 [ and began an aggressive policy of renovating its remaining stores.
 [ ... All of Montgomery Ward was liquidated by the end of May 2001,
 [ ending a 130-year enterprise."  -- Robbie


(Message sent Sat 23 Sep 2017, 19:27:30 GMT, from time zone GMT-0700.)

Key Words in Subject:  1894, Catalog, French, Horn, Mechanical

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