Derby Mute: Museum Object and Cultural History
Derby Mute: manufacturing date: 1927-1945. manufacturer: Humes & Berg Manufacturing Co., Inc.. Object Name: mute.
The object in the museum catalogue
This mute was made by Humes and Berg Manufacturing Company in Chicago, Illinois, between 1927-1945. It is derby mute made of stone-lined cardboard. This mute is associated with the Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra. There is a printed label inside the mute:
New Stone Lined "Derby" Patented HUMES BERG MFG. CO. INC. CHICAGO.ILL.
Materials, dates and provenance
- manufacturing date: 1927-1945
- manufacturer: Humes & Berg Manufacturing Co., Inc.
- Object Name: mute
- Physical Description: cardboard (overall material)
- Physical Description: stone (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 4 in x 9 1/2 in x 10 1/2 in; 10.16 cm x 24.13 cm x 26.67 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: 1992.3195.04
- catalog number: 1992.3195.04
- nonaccession number: 1992.3195
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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