~My Really Big Horn~

Thanks to all of you who took the time to vote on my poll on if you wanted to see more of my Antiques....results shown 98% wanted to see more and 2% bored them to death....So I want to bore the 2% even more ha ha!! Now this is from England ca. 1880 it's the biggest Horn Phonograph I have.... Its coin operated also and these were in theater lobbies at one time....The horn is made of tin....I had this piece since 1980 and had it in my barn until I could find a music table to put it on.... I knew it had to be one with Lions claw feet to match my dining room set....

All the quilts were made by my family the bottom one from my Great grandma is made from Men's old suits, the middle one is called a feather quilt and the red and white one my Grandma made in 1913 the year she got married, the little one on top my daughter Gina made in high school for me not an antique but just PRICELESS to me....You see my Mama had these things but always had them put away....Mama was a "Modern Millie" and had nothing old in her home I guess that was my job ha ha!!

Music harp this is on the horn itself....

The case is English walnut with brass and cooper trim.....

This is the speed control...Oh I just love the way they took the time for fine craft manship years ago....

This turns it off and on.....

Where you would put your coin....

Crank it up and listen to your favorite tune....this plays 78 records and all the records on only one side....you see at that time they only put tunes only one side and the back of the record is still blank...dang I should have taken a picture to show you them....Maybe with the next tour of my Dining Room I'll remember...I do suffer from "Old Timers" you know ha ha!!

This is the beautiful cooper inserts on each side.....

This is my most unique music box I have....This is a Regina music box and not just a music box but also an Victorian Christmas tree stand.....It was love at first sight when I found this piece.... If you like to see it with a Christmas tree on it please click here

Regina was founded in Germany and this piece is ca.1894 these were also called Disc machines then....Regina was very popular from 1890-1915 these are very hard to find in good condition now days....

see the disc....

The top and that post you see is where you would put your tree on and it would spin around as you played the music box....Very clever for so many years ago....
WARNING Do not try putting light on your tree...I did this the first year I got this sat it on my dining room table for a dinner party I was having plugged the lights in and turned the box on...well the whole tree got tangled up and fell on to my table of food...ha ha!! so much for trying to set a pretty and unique table for my guest to enjoy...I had a tree full of mashed potatoes...tried to tell my guest it was snow ha ha!!

Music Harp on the front and also the pull to turn it on....

One of my oil lamps that hang above....

Now this is what they call a "Yard Long" picture its from the Pabst Brewery Company ca. 1910 and this one is titled " Gorgeous Brunette" if you would like to know more about these pictures click Here....
The Picture easel my Late FIL gave me many years ago for my Birthday...he found it in Kentucky...and my sweet swan Tassel that Melissa gave me....Oh I love that girl to death...

Another one of my stain glass windows I think I told you I got 4 of these from my Late FIL yard...I have 2 long ones and 2 shorter ones of these in my dining room....I just love stain glass when the sun comes in and plays with it...don't you...

Chari at "Happy to Design" asked if I had the windows in this room made to size to fit these stain glass one...Yes I did I had the whole dining room added on in 1996 just so I could put all my Antique music collection in it....You see I collect because I love history and so many of these wonderful pieces were destroyed or even burned to use as fire wood...I feel all I am is the care taker of them until they are passed down for others to enjoy as much as I have...

Another asked how I know so much about these pieces....well I have an Antique journal book I keep and every thing get I put a number put on it and I add the number to my book and it tells me when I bought it from whom, price and the history of the item...kinda like an inventory for my Insurance company and if I want to sell a piece I can look it up and see what I paid for it ha ha!!

I also spend many hours doing research before I bought pieces...Talked to many Antique dealers and other collectors along the way....When I started collecting in 1980 I was taken many times and had to learn the hard way.... I also added a small video so you could hear the phonograph playing....

May all of you have a Great weekend....I'm off to spend some fun time with my Granddaughter Candace....
Until next time from my mountain top to yours,