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Cornet, E-flat
Maker: Joseph Higham
Distributor: Lyon & Healy
Date: 1890 ca.
Place Made:Manchester, England, Europe
Place Distributed:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
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 / 43055
MarkingsStamped 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.
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
Bell diameter: 123 mm
Bore: 11.26 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00440