Renseignements généraux

Nº de série

50001

Nº de partie

1

Nombre total de parties

1

Ou

S/O

Brevets

S/O

Description générale

Brass

Dimensions

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

Longueur

84,0 cm

Largeur

10,0 cm

Hauteur

10,0 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

GABRIEL

Pays

United States of America

État/province

Ohio

Ville

Cleveland

Contexte

Pays

Inconnu

État/province

Inconnu

Période

Inconnu

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

Type sample of an exhaust whistle that was externally mounted and connected to the exhaust pipe of an automobile, producing a musical horn blast. Exhaust whistles were introduced c. 1902 and were produced in various forms. Many whistles were operated by foot lever, which limited their usefulness because they could only be operated when the driver's feet were not used to operate the gears of the vehicle (McMurtry: 7, 21). In 1906, Claude Foster established the Gabriel Company in Cleveland, Ohio to market musical accessory horns for automobiles; he named the company and the horn after the angel Gabriel (Schultz: 66). Foster was a trombone player and thus was inspired to create musical auto horns based on the instrument in order to replace the unreliable bulb horns of the era ("Big Giveaway": 34). Gabriel horns were used as a warning device and were popular because they produced music, as well as could be attach to vehicles with ease. Each horn was composed of musical pipes of varying lengths and when activated they warned pedestrians and motorists that a vehicle was approaching ("Automobile Notes of Interest"). The horns were operated either by foot lever or by pressing a button on the steering wheel, which caused the ho¬¬rn to blow air from the exhaust of gasoline engines; the horns could also be attached to steam engines ("Automobile Notes of Interest"). 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

Plaque 'GABRIEL, [TRADEMARK], GABRIEL HORN MFG. CO. CLEVELAND, USA./ PAT'D 24, 1905, OTHER PATD PEND.'

Manque

none

Fini

Tin plated surface/ tin surface worn, brass showing through

Décoration

Shield shape, raised letters, raised dotted edge, raised logo of Gabriel blowing his horn.