Mid-1800s Unknown Nine-Keyed Bugle GL-125_A11-03

Jan 8

Written By Zoe Larson

Maker: Unknown

Model: N/A

Date: mid-1800s (to be confirmed)

Geography: Unknown

Material: Copper

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-125_A11-03

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Key: E-flat

Pitch: TBD

Finish: Copper, with brass bell garland rim

Lacquer: No

Engraving: None

Mouthpiece: No

Accessories: No

Case: No

Notes:

This bugle is unmarked and the maker is unknown. More research on this instrument is needed. This bugle is likely a “copy” made to mimic the style of E. G. Wright and Graves & Co. (who were the leading keyed bugle producers in the United States). It is similar to those by Firth, Hall & Pond, who imported bugles from Germany for the United States market. It was likely made in the mid-1800s.
Nine keys, with one key missing