Elkhart Band Instrument Co. B-Flat Cornet
Elkhart Band Instrument Co. B-Flat Cornet
- Description
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This cornet was made by The Elkhart Band Instrument Co. in Elkhart, Indiana around 1923 to 1936. It is a “long model” B-flat cornet, serial #14674, made of silver plated brass, and has 3 piston valves. This cornet is engraved:
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THE
ELKHART
BAND INST. CO.
Elkhart - Indiana
U.S.A. -
The Elkhart Band Instrument Company was formed in 1923 by Andrew Hubble Beardsley (1864-1936). In 1926, the Elkhart Band Instrument Company merged with the Buescher Band Instrument Company. After the death of Beardsley in 1936, Buescher continued using the Elkhart Band Instrument Company name on instruments until 1958.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- cornet
- date made
- 1923-1936
- maker
- Elkhart Band Instrument Co.
- place made
- United States: Indiana, Elkhart
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 16 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 41.91 cm x 11.43 cm x 16.51 cm
- overall: 16 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 6 3/16 in; 41.91 cm x 11.43 cm x 15.71625 cm
- ID Number
- MI.72.20
- catalog number
- 72.20
- accession number
- 297966
- Credit Line
- Gift of Robert Erickson
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Cornets
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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