Mellophone, F, E-flat, D, C
Date1905-1910 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Serial No.8208
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by floral design: THE / Martin (script) / BAND-INST, / CO. / ELKHART, IND.MarkingsStamped on second valve casing: 8208
Stamped on valve casings, stems, and underside of valve caps, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on stems and underside of caps: 8208
Stamped on second valve casing: UNION / M.P.B.P. [in badge] / B.W.U. [in badge] / LABEL
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated, burnished finish. Three Perinet piston valves. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
DimensionsBell diameter: 270 mm (10-5/8 in)
Bore: 12.3 mm (0.486 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesGary Moege, "A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Arne B. Larson Collection," (DMA diss., The University of Oklahoma, 1985), p. 222-223.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01037
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Pan American Band Instrument and Case Company, Division of C. G. Conn, Ltd.
1932 ca.
