Cornet, E-flat
Maker
Isaac Fiske
Date1873 ca.
Place MadeWorcester, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bell: ISAAC FISKE / MAKER / WORCESTER MASS / PATENTED / OCT. 30. 1866. NOV. 12. 1867 / FEB. 11. 1868.Engraved below signature: "H. L. Paine" [owner's signature]
MarkingsStamped on top spring caps, respectively: 1 2 3
DescriptionNickel silver (German silver)
Telescopic main tuning slide at leadpipe, fixed by wing screw.
Three piston-rod-operated string-rotary valves, stop arm with V-shaped cork buffers, spiral springs in piston casing; no slide at second valve.
Design was patented on September 23, 1873 (US patent # 143,134).
DimensionsHeight (without mouthpiece): 286 mm
Bell diameter: 118 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number01510
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