Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory Helicon Tuba: Museum Object and Cultural History
Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory Helicon Tuba: date made: 1880-1890. maker: Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory. Object Name: Tuba.
The object in the museum catalogue
This tuba was made by the Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory in Boston, Massachusetts, around 1880-1890. It is a helicon tuba in E-flat, made of brass, with 3 string-action rotary valves. This instrument is engraved:
Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory was formed when the E.G. Wright Company and Graves & Company merged in 1869. By 1902, the company name was changed to the Boston Musical Instrument Company.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1880-1890
- maker: Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory
- Object Name: Tuba
- Physical Description: brass (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 12 in x 30 in x 35 1/2 in; 30.48 cm x 76.2 cm x 90.17 cm
- place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- ID Number: 1980.0449.01
- catalog number: 1980.0449.01
- accession number: 1980.0449
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
Sources and reuse
Catalogue descriptions and facts adapted from National Museum of American History through the Smithsonian's official Open Access dataset. This record explicitly marks its metadata CC0 1.0; formatting and selection have been changed.
Sources
More in Music
Keep reading
