OT? These are WEIRD

**Audio_by_Goodwill** · June 19th, 2012, 05:05 PM

Originally Posted by Panomaniac

Strange indeed! I'd love to have them, but not for $2800. There is also a single unit on ebay with a driver for $350.
Western Electric Exponential Elephant Horn with a Speaker Driver | eBay

Where do you see $2800? Did OG supply a link, that I can't see/find?

**tomt** · June 19th, 2012, 05:10 PM

connector looks like a hydraulic brake line part ...

**Old Guy** · June 20th, 2012, 01:50 PM

Originally Posted by Audio_by_Goodwill

Where do you see $2800? Did OG supply a link, that I can't see/find?

Nah spaced out and forgot it

WESTERN ELECTRIC ELEPHANT HORN SPEAKER FOR WE 275A TUBE AMP. | eBay

**gvasale** · June 20th, 2012, 02:20 PM

Again, never saw anything like that on all the WE postings on the 'net. Having trouble getting hose pics to load from ebay, but there hasn't been a WE nameplate, so I still suspect they are bogus. Its like me copying the WE 13 & 14 horns and calling them WE without a label. BTW, I guess I deleted the picture and it didn't come up when I did a site search, but the WE Fiberglass horn I posted a few months back does have a label and it therefore must be early fortys at the latest. Much better than the one that was all mangled on Ebay, too.

**Old Guy** · June 20th, 2012, 02:36 PM

The redhead says they remind her of doo-doo. Possibly an appropriate observation.

Maybe Dairy Queen had a speaker division?

**bowtie427ss** · June 20th, 2012, 02:52 PM

here's a couple pics of bent paper mache radio horns:

federalbackviewhornpane.jpg

**Old Guy** · June 20th, 2012, 07:05 PM

There actually was a paper mache car...

Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969 - Harold Pace, Mark R. Brinker - Google Books

**Panomaniac** · June 20th, 2012, 08:20 PM

They almost look like someone grew them, not built them. (Or the redhead's idea).
Thanks for the pix, Bowtie. Wonder how you make a horn like that?

**VolvoHeretic** · June 20th, 2012, 11:31 PM

Originally Posted by Old Guy

There actually was a paper mache car...

Vintage American Road Racing Cars 1950-1969 - Harold Pace, Mark R. Brinker - Google Books

OT. Cool book, thanks for that OG. It takes me back to when when I was a kid and there actually was some "stock" in stock car racing and you run what you brung. Cars like those were the inspiration I have been using in my 8 wheeled wonder car I have been designing forever, all of these years later.

**VolvoHeretic** · June 20th, 2012, 11:41 PM

Originally Posted by Panomaniac

They almost look like someone grew them, not built them. (Or the redhead's idea).
Thanks for the pix, Bowtie. Wonder how you make a horn like that?

I'm just guessing, but if it were me, I would build the inner mold buck, cover that with paper mache, cut the matche in half to remove the buck, and paper mache some more to glue the two halves back together.