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Trumpet, F
Maker: William Brown & Sons
Date: 1900 ca.
Place Made:London, England, Europe
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on bell: W. BROWN & SONS / Makers / 2 TRACEY STREET / KENNINGTON ROAD / LONDON
MarkingsStamped on top valve caps, respectively: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass, single loop, main tuning slide at second (back) bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), bottom-sprung, alignment by one key on red-brass pistons, water key at first bow, windway 1-2-3.
The workshop of William Brown (1817-1893) was established in 1851, and was continued by his son, C. William, and two other sons. The firm operated at 2 Tracey Street, Kennington Road, between 1894 and 1911.
The design of this orchestral trumpet in F is reminiscent of 19th-century English slide trumpet design, foremost the positioning of the main tuning slide at the back bow, facing the player.
The workshop of William Brown (1817-1893) was established in 1851, and was continued by his son, C. William, and two other sons. The firm operated at 2 Tracey Street, Kennington Road, between 1894 and 1911.
The design of this orchestral trumpet in F is reminiscent of 19th-century English slide trumpet design, foremost the positioning of the main tuning slide at the back bow, facing the player.
DimensionsHeight: 556 mm
Tube length: 1672 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.5 mm, 10.1 mm, 11.2 mm, 10.1 mm
Bell diameter: 114 mm
Tube length: 1672 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.5 mm, 10.1 mm, 11.2 mm, 10.1 mm
Bell diameter: 114 mm
ProvenancePurchased from Edward H. Tarr, Rheinfelden-Eichs, Germany, 1996.
Terms
Credit Line: Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Not on view
Published ReferencesJohn Humphries. “W. Brown & Sons: A Nearly Forgotten Name in British Brass Making,” Historic Brass Society Journal, vol. 18 (2006), pp. 12 and 13, fig. 15.
Object number: 07163