Tenor valve trombone, B-flat, high pitch
Distributor
J. W. Pepper
Date1904-1905 ca.
Place DistributedPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, North America
Place MadeFrance, Europe
ModelAmerican Favorite
Serial No.40462
SignedStamped on bell, surrounded by engraved foliate design that continues throughout entire surface of bell and valve sections: J. W. PEPPER / AMERICAN FAVORITE / PHILADELPHIA / 40462MarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 52 53 54
Stamped on second valve casing: 4
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Gold-plated bell interior. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsBell diameter: 8in (204mm)
Bore: cannot be measured
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. 62, plate 65.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00616
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