Bugle, B-flat
Date1900
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelBritish Duty Bugle
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: CHURCH LADS / BRIGADE (above oval shield) / FIGHT THE GOOD FIGHT (motto in outer circumference of oval) / C / L / B (within oval with closed helmet, shield, and two crossed swords) / WESTMINSTER / S.W. / 1900 [below oval]Markingsnone
DescriptionCopper; brass garland and ferrules; double loop; no tuning slide; silver mouthpiece connected to instrument with brass chain.
The Church Lads' Brigade, founded in 1891, was an Anglican-only version of The Boys' Brigade. Lads could originally join at the age of 13 (school leaving age) and remain until they were 21. This B-flat bugle is typical of those used from 1891 until the present day, and represents the original form of the Boy Scout Bugle.
DimensionsHeight: 262 mm
Tube length: 1287 mm
Bell diameter (initial, minimum): 11.6 mm, 10.5 mm
Bell diameter: 95 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from Tony Bingham, London, England.
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. 219-20, 224-25, 267.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06805
On View
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1900 ca.
1973 ca.
1973 ca.
