Military signal trumpet, B-flat
Alternate name(s)
- Cavalry trumpet, B-flat
- Cavalry bugle, B-flat
- Signal trumpet, B-flat
Date1900 ca.
Place MadeEngland, Europe
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsnoneDescriptionBrass; garland with straight upper edge; Saxon rim with iron wire insert; ferrules with engraved lines; no tuning slide.Standard military signal trumpet, as it was known in England, France, and Germany, and often referred to as "cavalry trumpet."
DimensionsHeight: 483 mm
Tube length: 1315 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum): 11.6 mm, 10.9 mm
Bell diameter: 120 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1990 from Jeanne S. Harley Antiques, Spartanburg, South Carolina.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 222, 268.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06999
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1825 ca.