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Alto horn, bell up, E-flat

Alto horn, bell up, E-flat

Date: 1910-1915 ca.
Place Made:Cincinnati, Ohio, United States, North America
Model: American
Serial No: 7153
SignedEngraved on bell: THE / WURLITZER / AMERICAN / MADE BY / Rudolph Wurlitzer & Co. / CINCINNATI / CHICAGO
MarkingsStamped on valves casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on second valve: 7153
Stamped on back of second valve: [Union label]

DescriptionBrass. Later lacquered finish. Three top-action, bottom-sprung Perinet valves.
DimensionsHeight: 530 mm
Bell diameter: 225 mm
Primary bore: cannot be measured

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesGary Moege, A Catalog of the Alto Brass Instruments in the Shrine to Music Museum, DMA dissertation, University of Oklahoma, 1985, pp. 470-471.
Object number: 02261