A Fine Early 20thC Hand Painted Petalled Edison Phonograph Sound Horn by The Tea Tray Company sub-Antiques John Basely from Ohio invented

John Basely from Ohio invented the step ladder in 1862

The balance in the piece is derived from both the middle medallion and outer border both being set in cream

The specimens

but it could just as easily be worn around the neck on a chain

A Fine Early 20thC Hand Painted Petalled Edison Phonograph Sound Horn by The Tea Tray Company sub-Antiques John Basely from Ohio inventedOrigin: American Period: Early Twentieth Century Provenance: Fagin`s Phonograph Emporium Collection Date: c. 1905 15 Diameter: 22 inches Length: 30 inches With hand painted floral `Pansie` interior with rose ground and labelled `TCT` for the Tea Tray Co. within an oval, the eleven panel tin phonograph horn in Edison Bell style hailing from Fagin`s Phonograph Emporium Collection, but originally made in Newark, New Jersey, USA. The century old un