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- Klaxon Automobile Horn, circa 1908 - Klaxon horns produced noise via an electrically operated vibrating metal diaphragm. They were a significant improvement over basic bulb horns. Drivers only needed to push a button to sound a warning -- easier than squeezing a bulb. Franklyn Lovell, founder of the Lovell-McConnell Manufacturing Company, coined the term "klaxon" from the Greek word "klazo," meaning "to scream."
- circa 1908
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Klaxon Automobile Horn, circa 1908
Klaxon horns produced noise via an electrically operated vibrating metal diaphragm. They were a significant improvement over basic bulb horns. Drivers only needed to push a button to sound a warning -- easier than squeezing a bulb. Franklyn Lovell, founder of the Lovell-McConnell Manufacturing Company, coined the term "klaxon" from the Greek word "klazo," meaning "to scream."