Boston Musical Instrument Manufactoty B-Flat/A Cornet

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Description:

This cornet was made by Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory in Boston, Massachusetts around 1878 to 1880. It is a B-flat/A cornet made of silver plated brass with 3 piston valves. The cornet is engraved:

Made
by the
BOSTON
Musical Instrument
Manufy.

Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory was formed when the E.G. Wright Company and Graves & Company merged in 1869. By 1902, the company name was changed to the Boston Musical Instrument Company.

Date Made: 1878-1880

Maker: Boston Musical Instrument ManufactoryBoston Musical Instrument Manufactory

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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

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Exhibition Location:

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: 1985.0017.02Accession Number: 1985.0017Catalog Number: 1985.0017.02

Object Name: cornet

Physical Description: brass (overall material)silver (overall material)Measurements: overall: 12 in x 5 in x 7 1/4 in; 30.48 cm x 12.7 cm x 18.415 cmcornet: 12 in x 7 11/16 in x 5 in; 30.48 cm x 19.52625 cm x 12.7 cmaccessories box: 1 5/8 in x 8 3/16 in x 2 7/16 in; 4.1275 cm x 20.79625 cm x 6.19125 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-c8b4-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_606196

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