This cornet was made by the Buescher Band Instrument Co. in Elkhart, Indiana in 1912. It is a B-flat/A cornet, serial #15133, made of silver plated brass, and has 3 Périnet piston valves and a quick change slide. This cornet is accessioned with a period wooden case covered with black leatherette and lined with green plush. The cornet is engraved:
THE Buescher ELKHART -IND.-
Ferdinand August “Gus” Buescher (1861-1937) began his career making instruments with the C.G. Conn Company in 1876. In late 1894, Buescher started his firm, in partnership with clothing merchant John L. Collins and salesman Harry L. Long, and formed the Buescher Manufacturing Company in Elkhart. By 1904, the company name was changed to the Buescher Band Instrument Company.
In 1916, Buescher sold a major share of the company and remained with the company until his resignation in 1929.
This cornet was made by Martin P. Tomchik & Sons in Brunn, Austria around 1867 to 1884. It is a B-flat/A cornet made of highly engraved silver plated brass and has 3 Périnet piston valves. This cornet is inscribed:
M.P. TOMSCHIK & SONs BRUNN-AUSTRIA MANUFACTURY OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS
This cornet was made by the New York Musical Instrument Co. in New York, New York around 1919-1921. It is a “long model” B-flat/A cornet, Regal model serial #4171, made of silver plated brass with 3 Périnet piston valves and has a quick change slide. This cornet is accessioned with an original rectangular wooden case covered with black leatherette and lined with green plush and satin. This cornet is engraved:
THE REGAL NEW YORK MUSICAL INSTRUMENT CO.
The New York Musical instrument Co, started as dealers and importers in 1915 and later changed the name to the New York Band Instrument Co. By 1950, the company was out of business.
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:
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.
This cornet was made by C.G. Conn in Elkhart, Indiana in 1889. It is a B-flat cornet, serial #18014, made of silver plated brass with ornate etching on the bell, and has 3 piston valves. This cornet is engraved:
C.G.CONN ELKHART, IND. AND WORCESTER MASS
and engraved on the bell:
“D.M.IRVIN.FOR THE USE OF C.P.CHURCH. JACKSON. TENN. 1889.”
This cornet was made for the Orchestra of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church of Jackson, Tennessee, and played by the donor’s father.
This cornet was made by Henri Youbert for the L. Grunewald Co., Ltd. In New Orleans, Louisiana around 1900 to 1915. It is a B-flat cornet made of nickel plated brass with 3 piston valves. This cornet is engraved:
Hri Youbert
especially made for L. Grunewald Co. Limited New Orleans, La.
Louis Grunewald (1827-1915) immigrated to the United States from Germany in 1852. Grunewald became a prominent businessman in New Orleans as the owner of the Grunewald Hotel (later becoming The Roosevelt New Orleans), a music publishing house and music instrument seller, the L. Grunewald Co., Ltd., and his own theater, Grunewald Hall.
This cornet was made by an unknown maker in the United States or Germany, around 1850 to 1900. It is an E-flat circular cornet made of nickel silver and has 5 string side-action rotary valves.
This cornet was made by an unknown maker in the United States around 1875 to 1900. It is a B-flat cornet made of nickel silver plated brass, and has 3 string side-action rotary valves.
This cornet was made around 1878 to 1882 and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is a side action, long pattern E-flat cornet made of nickel plated brass and has 3 string rotary valves. This cornet has an engraved medallion:
J. H. [lyre] F. NY&C
Brass instruments bearing the medallion of J. Howard Foote were likely made for him by the firm of John Stratton or other factories in New York City.
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 a cornet (#5017), for $14.50.
This cornet was made by C. G. Conn in Worcester, Massachusetts in 1898. It is a B-flat/A cornet, serial #51787, made of silver plated brass with gold highlights, and has 3 Périnet piston valves with mother-of-pearl buttons and sculpted guides on the quick change slide. The bell of the cornet is ornately engraved with a floral design. The cornet is accessioned with a period wooden case covered with black leather and lined with purple plush, and accessories. This cornet is engraved:
MADE BY CONN WORCESTER MASS.
The second valve on the cornet is stamped “PAT. JUNE [/] 15, 1886,” which refers to United States Patent #343888 granted to Charles G. Conn for “Improvements in Cornets, and other Piston-Valve Musical Instruments.”
This cornet was made by an unknown maker in Europe around 1880-1900. It is a B-flat cornet made of brass with 3 piston valves.
This cornet was used by Fritz A. Blomberg (1864-1938), who immigrated from Kristinsham, Sweden to the United States on the Prussian Line, with ports of departure from Glasgow, Scotland and Moville and Galway, Ireland. The ship arrived in Boston on July 25, 1892. Passenger and Crew lists for the Prussian Line indicate that Fritz A. Blomberg could read and write and his occupation was a cigar maker. Blomberg received his American citizenship on November 25, 1903. According to relatives, Fritz A. Blomberg was prominent in music circles in the Boston area.
This cornet was made around 1918 to 1923, possibly in France, and by sold by Lyon & Healy in Chicago, Illinois. It is a B-flat/A/C cornet, Virtuoso model serial #20746, made of silver plated brass with gold plate inside the bell, and has 3 piston valves with mother-of-pearl finger buttons. This cornet has an extra tuning slide for low pitch. It is engraved:
Henri Gautier Virtuoso
Henri Gautier was a trade name used by Lyon & Healy of Chicago.
This cornet was made by an unknown maker in the United States or Germany, around 1850 to 1900. It is a B-flat circular cornet made of nickel silver and has 5 string side-action rotary valves.
This cornet was made in the United States around 1900-1925, and sold by the firm of Carl Fischer in New York. It is a B-flat cornet, American model serial #20742, made of silver plated brass with gold plate inside the bell, and has 3 piston valves. This cornet is engraved:
This cornet was made by C.G. Conn, Ltd. in Elkhart, Indiana in 1917. It is a “long model” B-flat cornet, New Wonder model serial #153171, made of silver plated brass with gold plate inside the bell, and has 3 piston valves. This cornet is engraved:
This cornet was made by Frank Holten & Co. in Elkhorn, Wisconsin in 1921. It is a B-flat cornet, Holton-Clarke model serial #57825, made of silver plated brass with 3 piston valves.Inscribed on the bell:
HOLTON-CLARKE MODEL MADE BY Frank Holton & Co. ELKHORN WISC.
(and on the second valve):
FRANK HOLTON & CO. ELKHORN, WIS. 57825
This cornet is named after prominent American cornet player and composer, Herbert Lincoln Clarke (1867-1945). The Clark archival collection is at the Sousa Archives and Center for American Music at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
This cornet was made by Heinrich Wilhelm Schetlich in Baltimore, Maryland around 1880 to 1899. It is a B-flat cornet made of silver plated brass with 3 piston valves. This cornet is accessioned with an original black wooden case and tuning slides and bits. It is engraved:
H.W. Schetlich Baltimore Md
Heinrich Wilhelm Schetlich, (1832-1921) immigrated from Germany with his family in 1857. Schetlich first worked in the musical instrument firm of Charles W. Kummer (1819-1896) from 1860 to 1879. Henry W. Schetlich continued making instruments on his own for another 20 years and was later joined by his sons, Frederick B. (1867-1906), and Charles (1873 - 1950). Fredeick was a noted musician in Baltimore. Charles later taught music and sold instruments for others.
This cornet was made by an unknown maker in Europe around 1880-1900. It is a pocket cornet made of brass with 3 piston valves.
This cornet was used by Fritz A. Blomberg (1864-1938), who immigrated from Kristinsham, Sweden to the United States on the Prussian Line, with ports of departure from Glasgow, Scotland and Moville and Galway, Ireland. The ship arrived in Boston on July 25, 1892. Passenger and Crew lists for the Prussian Line indicate that Fritz A. Blomberg could read and write and his occupation was a cigar maker. Blomberg received his American citizenship on November 25, 1903. According to relatives, Fritz A. Blomberg was prominent in music circles in the Boston area.
This cornet was made by C.G. Conn in Elkhart, Indiana in 1904. It is a B-flat cornet, Conqueror model serial #83389, made of silver plated brass with gold plate inside the bell. This cornet has 3 piston valves that incorporate the equitrilateral valve principle to avoid sharp bends in the air column through the valve sections, which was patented by J. P. Oates in Litchfield, England in 1851. This cornet is engraved: