Powder horns Museum of Design in Plastics

Horns were ideal containers for gunpowder, not only for soldiers, but also for miners and quarrymen, being inflammable, waterproof, and easy to fill at the wide end and empty at the tip. They are also light to carry and their curve fits comfortably against the body. But a powder horn was more than a tool: it evolved into a vehicle for expression. Those shown exemplify three types of powder horn: plain, engraved, and decorated with silver mounts. They also demonstrate a range in size and colour.

H-Arm Armature Holders

Engraved powder horn with wiildfowling scene

Collections Museum of Design in Plastics

Judd Exhibition Galleries, Magazine

Chemical and biological catalysis for plastics recycling and upcycling

Philadelphia Powder Horn - Museum of the American Revolution

Powder Horns At The DAR Museum Today's DAR

Powder Horn, American

Fashion Museum of Design in Plastics

A Brief History of Horn – The Plastics Historical Society

West and South from Philadelphia: Early American Powder Horns Made by Horners, Combmakers, & Turners - Heinz History Center

National Museum of the American Indian

Powder Horns - Historic Deerfield