Tenor trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1927 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelRevelation
Serial No.95071
SignedEngraved on bell in floral pattern: REVELATION / MADE BY / (cursive) Frank Holton & Co. / [print] ELKHORN WIS.MarkingsStamper on lower outer slide: 7114
Stamped on slide receiver: 3 / 95071 / L.P
DescriptionBrass, with nickel-silver trim and nickel-silver inner slides. Silver-plated finish. Patented "Touch of the Thumb" in-slide tuning mechanism.
DimensionsBell diameter: 7 in (178 mm)
Primary bore: 0.512 in (13 mm)
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. 84, plate 86.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01106
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