Trumpet, B-flat, A
Date1932 ca.
Place MadeCleveland, Ohio, United States, North America
ModelSilvertone Liberty Model No. 1050
Serial No.150647
SignedEngraved on bell: KING / SILVER TONE / MADE BY / THE / H. N. WHITE / CO / CLEVELAND, O.MarkingsStamped on left side of second valve casing: ’KING’ / MADE BY / H. N. WHITE / CLEV’D, O. // 150647
Stamped on valve stems and upper valve caps: 150647
Stamped on main tuning slide, low pitch tuning slide, and third valve trigger slide: 647
Stamped at score marks of first and third valve slides: A
Stamped on valve casings, stems, largest guide lug and upper valve caps, respectivey: 1, 2, 3
DescriptionSilver-plated brass (body), sterling-silver bell, interior gold-plated, mother-of-pearl finger buttons, single loop, H-shaped insert slide for low-pitch with stop ring for quick-change to A, main tuning slide at first bow, three Périnet valves (1, ½, 1½), top-sprung, spring inside hollow stem, alignment by three unequal lugs on spring anchor plate, largest lug with horizontal wire, crystal silver pistons, single water keys at main tuning slide and third valve slide, third valve with double slide for trigger with adjustable finger ring (lost), windway 3-2-1.
“KING” Liberty Model Trumpet No. 1050 with sterling-silver SILVERTONE bell, medium bore for all-round purposes. This model is characterized by a low-pitch tuning slide with typical double C brace, constructed as an insert slide between leadpipe, main tuning slide, and valve segment.
DimensionsHeight: 501 mm
Tube length: 1249 mm, 1324 mm
Bore diameter (initial, minimum, tuning slide, valve slides): 11.4 mm, 9 mm, 11.3 mm, 11.39 mm (0.449 inches)
Bell diameter: 115 mm (4 1/2 inches)
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from Robert Hazen, Washington, D. C.
Published ReferencesSabine K. Klaus. “Miniature King Liberty Trumpet by H.N. White,” International Trumpet Guild Journal, January 7, 54.
Spell, Clinton E. “A History of the H. N. White Co. and Its Products (1893-1965)” MM
Thesis, University of South Dakota, 2013, pp. 197-198.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06802
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