Historical information

Refer to Portrait Cat 10056P.

Physical description

1. Silver cornet - with three tone buttons, silver plated with ornate engravings on the 'flare'. The three tone buttons are jamming and the seals are cracking up.
2. 'W' shaped tube, silver.
3. Mouthpiece - silver
4. Mouthpiece - silver
5. Mouthpiece - silver
6. Mouthpiece - silver
7. Mouthpiece - silver
8. Conductors baton, timber, shows two coloured timbers.
9. Cloth - for wiping, about size of a handkerchief in a dark colour.
10. Case - leather, black hinges and lockable lid. Lining is blue felt. It has leather pouches for varied mouth pieces. There is a leather handle on top and a strap is broken.

Inscriptions & markings

1. Cornet - Class 'A' Proteano. On the centre tone cylinder is a manufacturers oval mark with words "Bresson & Co." Under that is the NR 101405. On the 3 tone cylinders are numbers 15, 14, 13. On the top of the 'flare' is "Class A Proteano" - Medals of Honour - Besson & Co. - Proto type 198 Euston Road, London, England. A star symbol then - A.P. SYKES - Melbourne"
3. Markings = stamped on mouthpiece "No FLJ", "Arban 4" and on opposite side = "Antoine - Courtoi - Brevette - 88 RWE DESPAYS" - "Paris".
4. Markings= "Modele Koenig" - and on opposite side = 'Antoine Courtois - Brevette - 88 R. Des. Marais, St Martin Paris.
5. Markings = 'Modele Koenig - Antoine Courtois - Brevette, 88 Rue Marais - St Martin Paris.
6. No markings
7. Mouthpiece markings = Antoine Courtois=Mille SR, 88 Rue Des Marais - St Martin, Paris France.
8. Baton.
9. Cloth - markings Boosey & Co's - famous Solbron Compensation piston - instruments. 295 Regent St, London W.
10. Case - Markings - painted on back in white paint = 3R ? (missing letters) ? ION, ??B? N? A.I.F.