Trombone, B-flat, low pitch
Maker
Frank Holton & Company
Date1929
Place MadeElkhorn, Wisconsin, United States, North America
ModelPaul Whiteman Revelation Model
Serial No.102394
SignedEngraved in a banner, part of an elaborate floral pattern: MADE BY / [in cursive] Frank Holton & Co. / ELKHORN,WIS. Directly beneath signature, engraved: [in upward arc] PAUL WHITEMAN / [engraving of head of Whiteman] / MODEL
MarkingsStamped on bell segment ferrule: 3 / 102394
Stamped on bell segment ferrule, horizontal: L.P.
Stamped on slide segment, just below tuning mechanism: PAT APPLIED FOR
Stamped on slide segment mouthpiece ferrule: FRANK HOLTON / ELKHORN / [engraving of Whiteman’s head] / L.P.
Stamped on slide segment friction joint: C T O O [the stamps for the Os are very difficult to make out]
Stamped on outer leg of slide, friction joint side, proximal (covered by grime catcher if in first position): 8810 [the 0 may be a 9]
A Holton tag found in the case reads: Trombone 102394 10/10/31
Description2 sections: slide and bell. Gold-plated brass. Probably Finish Deluxe: gold plated, burnished, superbly engraved with all engraving brought out in sandblast. No slide lock. Bow guard on the bottom of the slide section with a bumper ball. Main tuning slide device in slide segment: the Holton “Touch-of-the-Thumb” device; mother-of-pearl inlay button. Patent #1,652,306. The thumb lever controls a rod that can be secured via a notch system. One coil spring water key with cork pad on first bow.
DimensionsSounding length: 2251mm
Bell diameter: 177mm
Inner diameter (mouthpiece receiver): 12mm
Inner diameter of inner leg: 12.7mm
Inner diameter of outer leg: 13.7mm
Height: 1168mm
ProvenanceThe donor's father purchased the trombone, along with several other instruments, ca. 1973, from his daughter-in-law's grandmother, Mrs. Harvey Cutshall, who was going to auction off items she had in storage. According to the donor, the original owner was Harvey Walton Cutshall and he made violins, and he collected this horn during the 1920s.
Credit LineGift of Carol Lee Cole, 2010
Object number14482
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