Herman Schindler B-Flat Cornet
date: label: date made
content: 1875-1899
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet was made by Herman Schindler in Milwaukee, Wisconsin around 1892 to 1899. It is a B-flat cornet made of silver plated brass and has 3 piston valves. This cornet is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>H. Schindler<br>MAKER<br>MILWAUKEE<br>WIS.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Herman Schindler formed his musical instrument business at 316 West Water Street in Milwaukee in 1892. In the book, <i>Milwaukee, a Half Century’s Progress, 1846-1896: A Review Of the Cream City’s Wonderful Growth and Development,</i> indicates:</p>
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content: <p>“Herman Schindler Musical Instruments. No. 316 West Water Street. This city is famous for its local special talent, and Milwaukee singing societies have a national reputation, while local orchestras and instrumental soloists no less distinguished. Some of the finest string instruments in the world are owned in Milwaukee, and Mr. Herman Schindler is known to every musician in the city. His store, at No. 316 West Water Street is a veritable shrine of music…”</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Wisconsin, Milwaukee
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Cornets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Emilie Schulz
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.79.03
label: accession number
content: 1978.2376
label: catalog number
content: 79.03
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cornet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 14 in x 4 7/8 in x 7 in; 35.56 cm x 12.3825 cm x 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: cornet: 13 3/4 in x 4 7/8 in x 7 in; 34.925 cm x 12.3825 cm x 17.78 cm