Regulation Military Bugle

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Description:

This bugle was sold by the firm of J. Howard Foote in New York and made around 1861 to 1865. Many of the brass wind instruments sold by J. Howard Foote were made by John F. Stratton. It is a single coil C bugle made of copper with a brass lead pipe and ferrule. This bugle features a medallion inscribed:

J.H.F.
[lyre]
C & NY.

John F. Stratton received many government contracts to manufacture instruments during the Civil War. This bugle is typical of the regulation style infantry bugles made for the United States Army.

John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold as an Army or Infantry bugle (#5160), for $3.75.

Date Made: 1861 - 1865

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: New York, New York

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments, Music & Musical Instruments, Military, Bugles

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Related Publication: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.

Credit Line: Gift of J. Howard Foote

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.055605Accession Number: 11535Catalog Number: 55605

Object Name: bugle

Physical Description: copper (overall material)brass (overall material)Measurements: overall: 15 3/4 in x 5 1/2 in x 7 1/2 in; 40.005 cm x 13.97 cm x 19.05 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a9-f409-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1160868

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