Martin, Pollman & Co. E-Flat Cornet
date: label: date made
content: 1875-1877
name: label: maker
content: Martin, Pollmann & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet was made by Martin, Pollmann & Co. in New York, New York around 1875 to 1877. It is an E-flat cornet made of nickel silver plated brass and has 3 string side-action rotary valves. This cornet is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Manufd. by Martin, Pollman & Co. New York.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Martin, Pollmann & Co. was formed in 1872 by brothers Godfrey Robert Martin (ca. 1835-ca. 1900) and John Henry Martin (1835-1910), and Henry August Pollmann (d. ca. 1905).</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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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: MI.76.31
label: accession number
content: 1977.0294
label: catalog number
content: 76.31
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: 11 1/2 in x 4 3/8 in x 6 1/2 in; 29.21 cm x 11.1125 cm x 16.51 cm
label: Measurements
content: cornet: 11 1/8 in x 4 3/8 in x 6 3/4 in; 28.2575 cm x 11.1125 cm x 17.145 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 2 1/2 in x 1 in; 6.35 cm x 2.54 cm