Cornet, E-flat
Maker
Joseph Higham
Distributor
Lyon & Healy
Date1890 ca.
Place DistributedChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Place MadeManchester, England, Europe
Serial No.43055
SignedStamped on bell: LYON & HEALY / SOLE AGENTS / CHICAGO PATENT / CLEAR BORE / [English coat of arms] / EXHIBITION / PRIZE MEDAL / AWARDED / LONDON 1862 & DUBLIN 1865 / TO / J HIGHAM / MAKER / 127. STRANGEWAYS / MANCHESTER / 43055MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 43055
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
Imports from Joseph Higham, Manchester, were Lyon & Healy's top line. This E-flat model is listed among Higham's products in the Lyon & Healy Band Catalogue of 1896.
DimensionsOverall height: 321 mm
Bell diameter: 123 mm
Bore: 11.26 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00440
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