Alto Helicon
Object type: Alto Helicon
Department: Musical Instruments
Culture: Italian or German
Date: mid-19th century
Medium: Brass, nickel-silver
Dimensions: L. perpendicular to bell: 51.5 cm (20-3/8 in.); Diam. of bell: 17.7 cm (7 in.)
Classification: Aerophone-Lip Vibrated
Geography:     Italy or Germany  
Credit line: The Crosby Brown Collection of Musical Instruments, 1889
Accession year: 1889