Trumpet, B-flat, A
Maker
H. N. White Company
Date1946
Place MadeCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelKing New Liberty Balanced
Serial No.272857
SignedEngraved on bell with stamped elements, surrounded by curvilinear design: [crown] / KING / LIBERTY / MADE BY / THE H. N. WHITE CO. / CLEVELAND / OHIOMarkingsStamped on second valve casing: : "KING" / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE CO / CLEV'D, O. / 272857
Stamped on valve casings, stems and pistons, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on each piston: 272857
Third valve tuning slide proper, main tuning slide insert stamped: 857
DescriptionBrass; with gold- colored lacquer finish. Three, bottom-sprung Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsHeight: 483 mm (19 in)
Bell diameter: 114 mm (4-1/2 in)
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesMarshall L. Scott, The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine to Music Museum, D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988, p. 267.
Spell, Clinton E. “A History of the H. N. White Co. and Its Products (1893-1965)” MM
Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2013, pp. 209-210.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number00723
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