c. 1860 Unknown Nine-Keyed Bugle GL-125_A11-03

Jan 8

Written By Zoe Larson

Maker: Unknown

Model: N/A

Date: c. 1860 (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 or B-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. One possibility is that it is made by Van Engelen, in which case its origin would be Lier, Belgium, Europe. Another possibility is that it is from a company such as Firth, Hall & Pond and made in the style of E. G. Wright and Graves & Co. (who were the leading keyed bugle producers in the United States).
Nine keys, with one key missing