Escenbach Valved Horn
Escenbach Valved Horn
- Description
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This horn was made by Gustav Eschenbach in Berlin, Germany, around 1900-1913. It is a valved horn in F, made of brass with nickel silver trim, with 3 mechanical rotary valves. This instrument is engraved on the bell garland:
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G. Eschenbach
Berlin -
This horn was one of 12 instruments captured from the Jäger-Regiment zu Pferde Nr. 8 (Eighth Jaeger German Mounted Band) during WWI. It was transferred from the United States War Department, Office of the Quartermaster General, in 1935.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- horn
- date made
- 1900 - 1913
- unspecified
- U.S. War Department
- maker
- Eschenbach, Gustav
- place made
- Germany: Berlin, Berlin
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- nickel silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15 1/2 in x 20 3/4 in x 11 1/2 in; 39.37 cm x 52.705 cm x 29.21 cm
- tube length: 372.8 cm; 146 25/32 in
- coils: 31.8 cm; 12 17/32 in
- bell: 28.9 cm; 11 3/8 in
- ID Number
- MI.039580
- catalog number
- 39580
- accession number
- 136683
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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