Emil K. Blessing B-Flat Cornet
date: label: date made
content: 1915-1925
name: label: maker
content: Blessing, Emil K.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This cornet was made by Emil K. Blessing in Elkhart, Indiana around 1915 - 1925.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>It is a B-flat cornet, serial #15552, made of brass and has 3 piston valves. This cornet was accessioned with an original case and accessories. This cornet is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MADE BY<br>Emil K. Blessing<br>ELKHART<br>IND.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Emil Karl Blessing (1880-1954) immigrated to the United States in 1896. He began his career working for the Buescher Band Instrument Co. in Elkhart, Indiana. After stints with the Mennonite Publishing House and Frank Holton, Blessing began making musical instruments on his own in Elkhart, Indiana in 1906. Emil Blessing led the company until his death in 1954. The company was run by his son E. Karl Blessing, Jr. and merged with the Martin Band Instrument Company in 1961.</p>
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content: <p>This cornet features United States Patent #963272, awarded to Emil K. Blessing on July 5, 1910 for “Improvements for Valves for Wind Instruments.”</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This cornet was previously owned and used by the donors’ father, Francis Morton Messick (1908-1969).</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Indiana, Elkhart
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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 James Robert Messick and Frederick M. Messick
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1990.0290.01
label: accession number
content: 1990.0290
label: catalog number
content: 1990.0290.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: cornet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: cornet: 16 1/8 in x 4 7/8 in x 6 5/8 in; 40.9575 cm x 12.3825 cm x 16.8275 cm
label: Measurements
content: black mute: 8 1/2 in x 3 1/8 in; 21.59 cm x 7.9375 cm
label: Measurements
content: gold mute: 7 3/8 in x 4 in; 18.7325 cm x 10.16 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 16 in x 5 in x 6 1/2 in; 40.64 cm x 12.7 cm x 16.51 cm