A new use for discarded automobile horns has been discovered by Dr. Wm. C. Fowler, health officer of Wash., D.C. Dr. Fowler has adapted an old rams-horn type auto horn, a relic of the days when they blew them with bulbs, and fitted it to his radio to serve as a loud speaker. This gives as good a ton
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- 1924
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- Harris & Ewing
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- Library of Congress (via Wikimedia Commons)
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"A new use for discarded automobile horns has been discovered by Dr. Wm. C. Fowler, health officer of Wash., D.C. Dr. Fowler has adapted an old rams-horn type auto horn, a relic of the days when they blew them with bulbs, and fitted it to his radio to serve as a loud speaker. This gives as good a ton" (1924). Harris & Ewing. Library of Congress, Prints and Photographs Division, via Wikimedia Commons. Public domain. https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:A_new_use_for_discarded_automobile_horns_has_been_discovered_by_Dr._Wm._C._Fowler,_health_officer_of_Wash.,_D.C._Dr._Fowler_has_adapted_an_old_rams-horn_type_auto_horn,_a_relic_of_the_days_LCCN2016887361.jpgNeed photos for a whole script? Add Find Any Photo to Claude and ask for this one by its id: 270486.
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