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Walking-stick trumpet

Brass body, leather covered; screw-on ivory cap and brass ferrule: the detachable bell and mouthpiece absent. Accompanied by a leaflet describing it as T. Harper's invention and stating it to be manufactured solely by J. Köhler of 35 Henrietta Street, Covent Garden, London.

  • Date:
    circa 1840
  • Maker:
    Köhler, John Augustus [Person]
  • Collection:
    Royal College of Music Museum
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  • Place of production:
    London
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  • Inscriptions:"T. Harper's Newly (?) Invented / TRUMPET"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 855mm (with cap and ferrule)