Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

S/O

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

3

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Brass/rubber

Dimensions

Remarque : Cette information reflète la taille générale pour l’entreposage et ne représente pas nécessairement les véritables dimensions de l’objet.

Longueur

30,4 cm

Largeur

15,4 cm

Hauteur

25,5 cm

Épaisseur

S/O

Poids

S/O

Diamètre

S/O

Volume

S/O

Lexique

Groupe

Transports terrestres motorisés

Catégorie

Pièces d'automobile

Sous-catégorie

S/O

Fabricant

Ou

Inconnu

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Ville

Inconnu

Contexte

Pays

Canada

État/province

Ontario

Période

c.1910

Canada

Unknown

Fonction

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

Technique

A bulb horn type with a double coil that consists of a bell, flexible tubing, reed, and bulb (KE – notes). The horn was externally mounted and used as a warning device in automobiles, producing a sound through a metal reed when the bulb was squeezed, thus it was also known as a reed horn. At the beginning of the 1900s, reed horns were the universal signaling device for automobiles and were used to warn motorists and pedestrians of an approaching car or of a car’s presence and to promote public safety while driving (McMurtry: 3, 5). However, as the popularity of the automobile increased, more people traveled and the reed horn became an ineffective warning signal because it was not easily heard on crowded streets by other motorists and pedestrians. In addition to not being loud enough, reed horns do not work well in extremely cold weather (McMurtry: 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).

Notes sur la région

Inconnu

Détails

Marques

'INGENEOUS/ WARNING/ DEVICE' in silver letters on black background painted inside of the horn bell

Manque

S/O

Fini

Nickel-plated

Décoration

S/O