Selmer Alto Saxophone
date: label: Date made
content: 1934
name: label: maker
content: Selmer, Henri
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>The Henri Selmer Company of Paris, France manufactured this Radio Improved Selmer Super Sax, serial #19513, around 1934. This alto saxophone was sold by C.G. Conn, of Elkhart, Indiana, the exclusive distributor of Selmer’s Paris products in the United States. This saxophone is associated with Woody Herman orchestra. The saxophone is decorated with engraved floral scrollwork and is inscribed:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>RADIO IMPROVED<br>HENRI<br>SELMER<br>PARIS<br>H. Selmer<br>4 PLACE DANCOURT<br>PARIS<br>No. 19513<br>SOLE AGENTS<br>U.S. & CAN.<br>[Selmer logo]<br>C.G. Conn, Ltd. Elkhardt, IN.<br>REG.U.S.PAT.OFF.<br>MADE IN FRANCE</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view (mouthpiece)
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Jack Siefert
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1998.0240.02
label: serial number
content: 19513
label: accession number
content: 1998.0240
label: catalog number
content: 1998.0240.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Saxophone
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 57 cm x 12.5 cm; 22 7/16 in x 4 15/16 in
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 3 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 8.5725 cm x 2.8575 cm