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Cornet

In compact circular form with small flattened bell: brass throughout: 3 Périnet valves: two shanks marked (in French) B flat and A, and two crooks similarly marked A flat and G: mouthpiece original: in fitted wooden box. Presumably imported from France.

  • Date:
    1860–70
  • Maker:
    Metzler & Co [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Inscriptions:"METZLER & CO. / LONDON"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: circa 200mm (without crook or mouthpiece)