Rubes

The Rubes iHORN is made from a brass Rubes horn which was mounted on a Model

T.  The oval shaped mounting bracket which bolted to the firewall indicates that the

horn was made between 1914 and 1915.  The  Rubes horn was connected to a bulb

which was inside the cab of the Model T and was squeezed to emit the horn noise. 

As originally constructed, the opening of the horn had a screen which kept foreign

particles from entering the horn.  Rubes horns are highly collectible and valued in the

vintage automobile collector market.The Rubes iHorn is  part of the industrial

revolution and early Americana.  It is historic in the  manner in which it contributed

to the automotive experience.