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Natural trumpet
Cavalry trumpet in E flat. Brass with solder joins. Twice coiled. Embossed spiral designs on ferrules and mouthpipe. Bell garland with similar embossed designs. Emblem of a lion holding a sword stamped on bell. The letters EB appear in gothic script on a cartouche on the bell garland immediately below the lion motif.
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1825-1875 - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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- Hornbostel-Sachs classification:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
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- Materials:solder, metal
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:423.121.22 End-blown labrosones with curved or folded tubes, with mouthpiece
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 375 mm x 160 mm