c. 1870 Slater and Martin Top-Action Rotary Valve Cornet GL-097_A7-01

Written By Zoe Larson
 
 


Title: Top-Action Rotary Valve Cornet

Maker: Slater & Martin

Model: N/A

Date: c. 1870

Geography: New York, New York, United States

Material: Brass

Serial Number: N/A

Accession Number: GL-097_A7-01

Provenance: Founding Greenleaf Donation from Conn Museum, 1969

Description

Key: E-flat

Pitch: High (likely)

Finish: Silver-plated

Lacquer: No

Engraving: Shield-shaped emblem on bell engraved with “Slater / & Martin / N.Y.” No decorative engraving.

Mouthpiece: Yes

Accessories: No

Case: No

Notes:

  • Slater & Martin was a partnership between Moses Slater (1826-1899) and Gottfried Robert Martin during the late 1860s to early 1870s.

  • Three top-action string-operated rotary valves.

  • One curlicue brace.

  • Mouthpiece is stuck.

  • The bottom of the valves are stamped “22”, “23”, and “24”.

  • This instrument has a wide bell and scholars might use the modern classification of “saxhorn”.

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