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Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch
Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch

Tuba, BB-flat, low pitch

Date1914-1918 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelMammoth Model 98
Serial No.28269
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by elaborate floral design: MADE BY / [fraktur font] Frank Holton & Co. / ELKHORN, WIS.
Stamped on second valve casing: FRANK HOLTON / CHICAGO / 28269
MarkingsStamped on valve casings, pistons, and top/bottom valve caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on top edge of each piston and bottom valves caps: 28269
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, satin finish. Burnished trim. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 975 mm
Bell diameter: 562 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published References“Gallery I Dedicated October 9,” Shrine to Music Museum, Inc. Newsletter, Vol. 9, No. 2 (January 1982) p.4.

Mark Schlenz, ed. The National Music Museum: A Pictorial Souvenir. Designed by Gay Hagen-Dunn. Photographs by Sean Spicer. Santa Barbara, California: Companion Press, 1988. p.58.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00101
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