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Tuba in E flat, bombardon, saxhorn contrebasse. Tall model, right facing bell. Brass body with lacquer coating. Three Berlin valves. U-shaped stays. Eyelet for shoulder strap. Bell engraved in copperplate script: Adolphe Sax & Cie a Paris 9846; Beneath this inscription is stamped: RUDALL, ROSE & CARTE/Sole Agents/100, New Bond Street/LONDON; Beneath this is an emblem of a letter A imposed over a letter S.
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circa 1854 - Maker:
Rudall, Rose, Carte & Co [Corporation]Sax, Adolphe [Person] - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
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- Materials:solder, copper alloy
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.231.2 Valve bugles with wide bore
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 860 mm x 320 mm