U.S. Army Trumpet
date: label: date made
content: 1879-1891
name: label: maker
content: Klemm & Brothers
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This trumpet was made by Klemm & Brothers. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. around 1879 to 1891. It is an F natural trumpet made of brass brass, with a double coil and bell garland. This trumpet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>KLEMM & BRO.<br>PHILAD</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This is a standard military trumpet, made according to Specification No. 38, dated February 15th, 1879, “Specifications for Trumpets,” Quartermaster General’s Office, War Department:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>“For all foot troops -- To be the same as standard sample brass trumpet ’F,’ two (2) coil, and with two (2) mouthpieces. When complete, with mouth-piece in, to weigh about twelve and a half (12 ½) ounces, and to measure about sixteen (16) inches in length, and about four and a half (4 ½) inches in width at center. Diameter of bell to be about four and a half (4 ½) inches.”</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Military
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content: Trumpets
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Transfer from U.S. War Department
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.025147
label: accession number
content: 64127
label: catalog number
content: 025147
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trumpet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 1/2 in x 4 1/2 in x 16 in; 16.51 cm x 11.43 cm x 40.64 cm