Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Distributor
William Tonk & Brother Company
(also known as Tonk Brothers Company)
Date1918-1930 ca.
Place MadeCzechoslovakia, Europe
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelSterling
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on circular plate mounted on bell with foliate design: STERLING / TONK / CHICAGOMarkingsStamped on mouthpiece receiver: CZECHO- / SLOVAKIA
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver plated brass stockings. Satin silver-plated finish with lacquered bell interior.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7-1/4 in (184 mm)
Primary bore: 0.424 in (10.7 mm)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesKitzel, Larry. The Trombones of the Shrine to Music Museum. DMA dissertation (Norman: University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 14, plate 15.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00163
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