General Information

Serial #

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Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

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Patents

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General Description

Steel

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

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Lexicon

Group

Motorized Ground Transportation

Category

Automotive parts

Sub-Category

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Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

c. 1900

Canada

Unknown

Function

A device that produces a loud sound to signal an audible warning to other motorists and pedestrians of a car’s presence.

Technical

Type sample of an externally mounted electric automobile horn attached to a battery operated motor (KE – notes). Electric horns replaced manual horns c. 1920 (Blanchard: 434-436). Automobile horns were used to warn motorists and pedestrians of the car’s presence and to promote public safety while driving (McMurtry: 3, 5). First automobile horns were bulb horns and hand klaxons of various designs, mounted conspicuously. Electric automobile horns replaced manual models c. 1920s. Towards the end of the 1930s automobile horns began to be utilitarian only, and were hidden beneath the hood (KE – notes: 2002.0190.001.001).

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

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Missing

None

Finish

Black enamel

Decoration

None