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Tenor helicon, C
Tenor helicon, C
Tenor helicon, C

Tenor helicon, C

Date1848-1898 ca.
Place MadeNew York, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedEngraved on bell garland: C. A. Zoebisch & Sons, New YorkMarkingsStamped on valve casings, respectively: 1 2 3
Stamped on underside of second and third keys: 1
Engraved/scratched on underside of first key: GMS
DescriptionBrass; with silver-plated finish. Three rotary valves with string action.DimensionsCoil diameter: 480 mm
Bell diameter: 210 mm
Bore: cannot be measured
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.Published ReferencesShrine to Music Museum Newsletter – October 1981, p. 1
Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter – January 1982, p. 4
Shrine to Music Museum Pictorial Souvenir (1988), p. 54.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02741
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