423.232.11

Cornet in B flat, yellow brass, plated mouthpiece. In trumpet form. Three Berlin valves. Water key. Slight denting in parallel lines on bell at side of inscription. Stamped: Köhler & Son 35 Henrietta St., Covent Garden, London. Inscribed: Bayley's Improved Acoustic Cornet. Regd. April 8th 1862.

mouthpiece and leadpipe examined 1 November 2024 by Arnold Myers. Measurements (two excel spreadsheets) saved in Individual Instruments file in Musical Instruments - Mimi Waitzman - Individual Instruments on the W drive. The measurements are accompanied by a Word document explaining the methodology for measuring, stored in the same folder.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
14.5.47/187
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall: 522 mm x 180 mm; bell: 106 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
copper alloy; cork; silver; brass
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
LOCATION
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