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Trumpet, B-flat, low pitch
Trumpet, B-flat, low pitch
Trumpet, B-flat, low pitch

Trumpet, B-flat, low pitch

Date1929 ca.
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelNew Revelation / Heim
Serial No.102902
SignedEngraved on bell, surrounded by elaborate floral design: MADE BY / (script) Frank Holton & Co. / ELKHORN / WIS.
Stamped on second valve casing: FRANK HOLTON & CO. / ELKHORN,WIS. / 102902
MarkingsStamped on valve casings and pistons, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on each piston: 102902
Stamped on first valve top cap: 3 / 101928
Stamped on second valve top cap: 2 / 63594
Stamped on third valve top cap: 1 / 101402
DescriptionBrass; with nickel-silver trim. Lacquered. Three, top-sprung Perinet piston valves.
DimensionsHeight: 507 mm (19-3/4 in)
Bell diameter: 114 mm (4-1/2 in)
Bore: 11.4 mm (0.450 in)
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Published ReferencesScott, Marshall L. The American Piston Valved Cornets and Trumpets of The Shrine to Music Museum. D.M.A. Thesis, University of Wisconsin, 1988. p. 222.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02171
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