Post Horn
Post Horn
- Description
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This post horn, also marketed as a military trumpet, was made in the United States around 1878 to 1882 and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is made of brass.
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John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This make and style of post horn (#5170), as listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold for $16.20 per dozen.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- horn
- date made
- 1878 - 1882
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 3 7/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 10 7/8 in; 9.8425 cm x 14.605 cm x 27.6225 cm
- ID Number
- MI.072877
- accession number
- 12809
- catalog number
- 72877
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Trumpets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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