Double-bell euphonium, B-flat
Maker
C. G. Conn
Date1897-1898 ca.
Place MadeElkhart, Indiana, United States, North America
Place DistributedNew York, New York, United States
ModelWonder
Serial No.62385
SignedMADE BY / C. G. CONN / ELKHART, IND. / AND / NEW YORKMarkingsPAT. JUNE / 15. 1886
Part number 892 stamped on double bell.
DescriptionSilver-plated brass. Three, top-action piston valves. Front action piston valve for extra bell. Mother-of-pearl touchpieces.
ProvenanceOriginally belonged to donor's great, great grandfather, Fletcher Wachter, who worked as a clerk in Glasgow, Missouri, moving to St. Louis in 1900 to be a letter carrier. According to donor, Wachter played it in the opening ceremony of the World's Fair in St. Louis (1904).
Credit LineGift of Laura Gaffney, 2016
Object number15053
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