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Horn
This instrument is associated with the Royal Marines Band and it is a British Army Pattern no. 6597. It is a bell section only of a horn made of silver-plated brass. The whole valve and slides section is missing. The bell brace has a shield shape.
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1937–8 - Maker:
Boosey & Hawkes [Corporation] - Collection:
National Museum of the Royal Navy - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.232.12 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m)
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- Inscriptions:Stamped on bell: Imperial (cursive) / L.P. /[eagle with trumpet trademark] / Boosey & Hawkes Ltd. / Makers / 295 Regent St. / London W.1. (all in gothic script) / 150510 / RM CH / 30 / RMB / 61 / A [broad arrow] P / 6597
- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.232.12 Valve horns with narrow bore, with long air column (more than 2 m)
- Repository:National Museum of the Royal Navy
- Measurements:Length: 350mm; Bell diameter: 325mm