Cornet, B-flat, A, high pitch
Distributor
Carl Fischer
Maker
Besson & Co.
Date1900
Place MadeLondon, England, Europe
ModelNew Star
Serial No.68075
SignedStamped on bell, surrounded by elaborate engraving which extends throughout tubing: CHICAGO / BORE / 50 MEDALS OF HONOUR (in banner) / FB (monogram) / BESSON & CO / “Prototype” / 198 EUSTON ROAD / LONDON / [five-pointed star] / ENGLAND / C. FISCHER / 6. 4TH Av., N. Y. / SOLE AGENT U. STATESStamped on second valve: BESSON & CO / BREVETE / 68075
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 9 8 7
Stamped on B-flat shank: p 73
Stamped on A shank: 075
MarkingsEngraved around bell rim: Presented to Dr. G. W. Collins by USD Band and Musical Friends of Vermillion, S. Dak. June 2nd 1900
Stamped on valve casings, respectively: 9 8 7
Stamped on B-flat shank: p 73
Stamped on A shank: 075
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsOverall height: 325 mm
Bell diameter: 117 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesAndré P. Larson. Catalog of the Nineteenth-Century British Brass Instruments In The Arne B. Larson Collection of Musical Instruments. Ph.D. Dissertation. Morgantown, West Virginia: West Virginia University, 1974, pp. 98- 102.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00439
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