Drinking Horns

[smo]

Looked in the search files & did not find any info. I would like to know any info anyone has on drinking horns,time period,etc:

 

[smo]

Stumped are we: :hmm:

 

[kansas_volunteer]

I just googled drinking horns and found a whole lot of information, both on horns for sale, and how to make your own.

 

[LRB]

Drinking horns, in one form, or another, would go back to whenever cattle were domesticated.

 

[smo]

What about horns made of pewter? What time period would they have started?

 

[soggy]

I've worked a few horns..............but never came across one made of pewter :wink:

 

[Claude Mathis]

What about horns made of pewter?

We call those "mugs". :wink:

 

[Zemenar]

Don't know if this is what your talking about,I have made a few horn cups.

 

[RDavidP]

Here are a few I have. I did not make these, but bought them.

This one has a nice bull carved on it. This holds 15oz.

This one is a combination drinking/blowing horn. It is useful for when you empty the horn, you can blow it to let the wife know it needs refilling. This one holds two bottles of wine.

The Celts and Vikings were fond of drinking horns and many had lips made of metal and were highly decorated. I don't know how much they were used in America, but I am frequently found with a full horn. If you drink mead, you must use a horn to drink it from. It's some kind of unwritten man rule. :grin:

 

[Claude Mathis]

If you drink mead, you must use a horn to drink it from. It's some kind of unwritten man rule. :grin:

:thumbsup:

 

[wetpowder]

I think the Book of Buckskinning either I or II has how to on drinking horns. I have Vol III thru VIII, didn't see anything or missed it.I can't find my first two vols.

 

[Many Klatch]

I've tried it. A horn cup can make a beer taste really bad. I have made them with the bottom cut off and a wooden plug inserted. Boil the horn so that it gets soft and then insert the plug, once it cools it will be almost watertight. To use horn for a cup you need to line it with something, beeswax, brewers pitch, urethane varnish.

Many Klatch

 

[reddogge]

I just read this passage in "Patriot Battles" by Michael Stephenson. "The Continental soldier often had to provide his own eating untensils, but on occaision they came as standard issue, Maryland troops, for example,were provided a wooden trencher (plate), and bowl, as well as wooden and pewter spoons. Each man would have his knife, of course, and for quaffing his rum, cider, beer, or whiskey, a horn cup, which was extreemly light compared with pewter or ceramic."

 

[smo]

Sorry about the delay I have been working long hours . Here is what I found in an antique store in Miami about 2 weeks ago. I had never heard of a drinking horn before .I know it's not that old ,but I thought it would fit right in with the rest of my junk. The best thing was I got it for 5 bucks :thumbsup:

 

[wetpowder]

:thumbsup: That looks cool.

 

[smo]

Thanks WetPowder, I thought it was cool when I bought it I did not know it was a 10 oz.drinking horn. I thought it would look cool on the wall in my shed,But now I may have to have a brew out of her ever once in a while.It was made by Zinn Co.I found out after a closer look at it.

 

[omarick1948]

You might want to check it out for lead content before drinking out of it!

 

[smo]

Thanks for the warning Horner, I'm an Industrial Painter & have been for close to 30 years. I am well aware of the dangers of lead.We have regular blood testing done due to our line of work.But Thanks again for your concern. :thumbsup:

 

[shmrck1]

smo,
For $5 its worth that just for some of the stories you could make-up about it :wink: .Especially
if you were to age it a bit.
snake-eyes

 

[smo]

Snake, I'm working on a few yarns as we speak. :grin: