J.W. York & Sons B-Flat/A Cornet
date: label: date made
content: 1904
name: label: maker
content: J. W. York & Sons
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet was made by J. W. York & Sons in Grand Rapids, Michigan in 1904. It is a “long model” B-flat/A cornet, Professional model serial #9105, made of silver plated brass with 3 piston valves and has a quick change slide on the bell side. This cornet is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>PROFESSIONAL<br>Made by<br>J. W. York & Sons<br>Grand Rapids<br>Mich.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The York “Professional” model cornet was put into production around 1903.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>James Warren York (1839-1927) began his career as a cornet player in Grand Rapids, Michigan and started repairing and making instruments in 1884. In 1887, his company was renamed York & Son, to commemorate the birth of his first son Charles E. York. Eleven years later, the company was changed to York & Sons, with the birth of York’s second son, Frank W. York. The company went through other name changes before the last name change as York Band Instrument Company. In 1917, James Warren York retired from the business and by 1926, the York family relinquished all control of the company and was subsequently purchased by Carl Fischer.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Michigan, Grand Rapids
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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
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0017.08
label: accession number
content: 1985.0017
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0017.08
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: 13 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 7 in; 34.29 cm x 11.43 cm x 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: cornet: 13 1/2 in x 7 3/8 in x 5 in; 34.29 cm x 18.7325 cm x 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 2 1/4 in x 1 in; 5.715 cm x 2.54 cm