Natural trumpet, E-flat
Maker
George Potter & Company
Date1860-1890 ca.
Place MadeAldershot near London, Hampshire, England, Europe
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on side of bell: [unicorn head] / POTTER / LONDON / MAKERSMarkingsnone
DescriptionBrass; garland with straight upper edge; Saxon rim with iron wire insert; ferrules with engraved lines.
Typical double-looped field or “duty" trumpet. The unicorn in the signature suggests that the instrument was made in the workshop of George Potter & Co. This firm was founded as a branch of “Henry Potter, London,” in Aldershot in 1860 and existed until 1939. According to Algernon Rose, “Messrs. Potter & Co. [were] contractors to the Government for Army instruments, and exporters to distant parts, such as Japan, Siam, India, and Canada.”
DimensionsHeight: 426 mm
Tube length: 1955 mm
Bore diameter: 11.5 mm
Bell diameter: 125 mm
ProvenancePurchased in 1985 from Robert Hazen, Washington, D. C.
Published ReferencesKlaus, Sabine Katharina. Trumpets and Other High Brass: A History Inspired by the Joe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection. Volume 1: Instruments of the Single Harmonic Series (Vermillion, SD: National Music Museum, 2012), pp. 179, 262.
Credit LineJoe R. and Joella F. Utley Collection, 1999
Object number06807
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