{"product_id":"the-sparton-1","title":"The Sparton","description":"\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003e\u003cu\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif;\"\u003eThe Sparton\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/u\u003e\u003cspan style=\"font-size: 12.0pt; line-height: 115%; font-family: 'Californian FB',serif;\"\u003e iHorn is made from a 1930’s Sparks-Withington Sparton horn.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe company was founded in 1900 and like so many manufacturers, it was diversified to preserve both market share and its existence.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eAs the automobile revolution began to sweep through Michigan in the early part of the century, Sparks-Withington added steel automotive stampings like hub caps and brake drums to their product line. By 1909, the company was manufacturing car radiator cooling fan assemblies.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThe company's first major product innovation came in 1911 when the all-electric car horn was developed by Sparks-Withington engineers. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eThe horn was soon adopted by a plethora of auto companies as standard equipment, and S-W soon entered into contracts with Hudson and Packard to produce the horns for their vehicles. By the 1920s, Sparton horns were included on 42 makes of vehicle.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e   \u003c\/span\u003eIn 1923 Sparks-Withington developed high frequency vibrator auto signals, such as the Sparton SOS. By 1926 they had developed the Bugle and musical chime horns, which were the precursors to modern musical horns. \u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eThey were even the inspiration behind the song “I’m Wild about Horns on Automobiles (That Go Ta-ta-Ta-Ta)” by Eddie Cantor.\u003cspan style=\"mso-spacerun: yes;\"\u003e  \u003c\/span\u003eIn short, \u003cu\u003eThe Sparton\u003c\/u\u003e iHorn represents an era gone by so poignantly that you can hear it Go “Ta-ta-Ta-Ta.”\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"iHorns","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42431159468103,"sku":null,"price":495.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0082\/9462\/9447\/files\/sparton1_c5142aca-ddf0-4f04-a801-b9447da9180f.jpg?v=1769214155","url":"https:\/\/shopihorns.com\/products\/the-sparton-1","provider":"iHorns","version":"1.0","type":"link"}