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Trade name:Zobo Bass Horn
Maker: Zobo Band Instruments
Date: 1896-1915 ca.
Place Made:New York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No: 552612
SignedStamped on bell pipe: ZOBO / BRASS BAND INSTRUMENTS / TRADE MARK (sideways) / [peacock] / DON’T BLOW SIMPLY HUM / INTO THE MOUTHPIECE / PATENT NO. 552612
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DescriptionBrass; with nickel-plated finish. Threaded receiver for connecting patented wooden diaphragm.
DimensionsOverall height: 510 mm
Bell diameter: 235 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
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Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 03827