Charles Pace F Slide Trumpet
date: label: date made
content: 1834-1849
name: label: maker
content: Pace, Charles
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This trumpet was made by Charles Pace in London, England, around 1834-1849. It is an F slide trumpet made of copper with brass trim, with double clock springs. The garnishes and bell garland are decorated with repoussé designs with trumpet and drum designs on the garnishes. Accessioned with six tuning bits and four crooks. This trumpet is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>C. Pace<br>Maker<br>London</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Charles Pace (1803-1867) started a brass instrument firm with his brother Frederick at 2 Lower Crown Street as musical instrument makers “to her Majesty’s Guards,” in 1820. From 1833 until 1854 Charles Pace’s shop was at 49 King Street, Westminster.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United Kingdom: England, London
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Trumpets
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.76.25
label: accession number
content: 1977.0294
label: catalog number
content: 76.25
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trumpet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: copper (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 5 1/4 in x 8 in; 38.1 cm x 13.335 cm x 20.32 cm
label: Measurements
content: trumpet: 4 9/16 in x 5 3/4 in x 22 3/4 in; 11.58875 cm x 14.605 cm x 57.785 cm
label: Measurements
content: accessories in box: 3 5/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 23 1/4 in; 9.2075 cm x 11.1125 cm x 59.055 cm