I have acquired an old belgian tenor horn.the inscription on the front is bearly readable,but in the small scroll I think the first word is " mason"fondee en 1883.Then under that it reads... M.DEVRIES BREVETTE FOURNLSSEUR DE L'ARMEE LIERRE BELGIQUE EXCELSIOR.Is it an antique?

Hi, squeakaz!

Which way does the bell face and does it have keys to press, please?

Thanks!

Hi again, squeakaz!

I hope that you return to this thread!

Thanks!

I don't know what you mean,please clarify.do you know if the tenor horn is an antique please.

I don"t know what you mean by "return to this thread".please clarify.and do you know if the tenor horn is an antique please.

I asked you questions in my first post on this thread that would help to determine if it is indeed an antique.

The bell is the part where the sound comes out. Keys would be the buttons that might be present that would be pressed with the fingers in order to produce different pitches.

Thanks!

Hi,how are you?sorry I get confused easerly.The bell faces up over,and the keyspredd like a modern day tenor horn,I forgot to mention,that the silver plating has wore off.kind regards,squeakaz

Hi,how are you?sorry I get confused easerly.the bell faces up over and the keys press like a modern day tenor horn.I forgot to mention that the silver plating has wore off.kind regards,squeakaz

Yes it is an antique but it is not rare, tenor horns from that era are not uncommon, depending on it's condition it's value could be from $150.00 to about $1500.00