Antique Blowing Horn

 

Photography by Jan Riser.

Blowing Horn by T.C. Albert

It's a big old blowing horn...also called a calling horn, or a hunting horn...

I picked it up at the last CLA show and carved it as you see...

Copy and photos supplied by T.C. Albert.

Antique Blowing Horn

This horn belonged to the great, great, great grandfather of Bob Hills who went of the gold fields of North Carolina. He came back with this horn.

Photographed at the 2013 CLA Show by Jan Riser.

Fox Blowing Horn

A newly discovered fox horn found in Harrisonburg Virginia.  It is early 19th century, 18 1/2 inches long. It has one hole drilled at the base for a strap and a raised ring at the Spout. It has a really well defined running deer with 3 hounds chasing him. It has an 18th century style scroll 8 1/2 inches long with the owners name, W D SMITH. The letters are 1 1/2 inches tall. The deer on this horn resembles very closely the deer painted on the small cupboard door by Virginia master furniture make  Johannes Spitler of  Massunutten VA. The horn has a pleasing S-curve design. with original patina. The sound of it blowing is very deep and loud just as it had when made.  I am sure that the woodlands of Virginia heard this long ago.

Copy and photo supplied by Steve Boyleston.

Antique Blowing Horn

This is very unusual fox horn recently found in TN. A man, 85, found it in his barn. It is in untouched condition with very dry surface patina. The overall length is 15 1/2 inches long with a 2 1/2 inch opening. The horn is 8 sided paneled. The horn has an unusual decoration with fishing net wrapping around the entire horn from end to end. There is a 3 inch long fish in the net. It has the initials JCM in front of the fish. There is a net border around the base end and on the mouth spout. The maker was very skilled to make a paneled horn with so much design. The decoration is unique being in a wriggle pattern in its entirety. 

Copy and photos supplied by Steve Boylston.