J.W. York & Sons Tenor Slide Trombone
date: label: date made
content: 1900-1925
name: label: maker
content: J. W. York & Sons
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This trombone was made by J.W. York & Sons in Grand Rapids, Michigan, around 1900-1925. It a B-flat tenor slide trombone. This trombone is made of silver-plated brass. Accessioned with period case and accessories. This trombone is inscribed:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>PROFESSIONAL<br>Made by<br>J. W. YORK<br>AND SONS<br>Grand Rapids<br>Mich</p>.
label: Description
content: <p>James Warren York (1839-1927) began his career as a cornet player in Grand Rapids, Michigan and started repairing and making instruments in 1884. In 1887, his company was renamed York & Son, to commemorate the birth of his first son Charles E. York. Eleven years later, the company was changed to York & Sons, with the birth of York’s second son, Frank W. York. The company went through other name changes before the last name change as York Band Instrument Company. In 1917, James Warren York retired from the business and by 1926, the York family relinquished all control of the company and was subsequently purchased by Carl Fischer.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Michigan, Grand Rapids
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.74.26
label: catalog number
content: 74.26
label: accession number
content: 314637
objectType: label: Object Name
content: trombone
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: silver (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: trombone: 25 5/8 in x 7 13/16 in x 7 in; 65.0875 cm x 19.84375 cm x 17.78 cm
label: Measurements
content: small slide: 9 1/4 in x 4 11/16 in x 7/8 in; 23.495 cm x 11.90625 cm x 2.2225 cm
label: Measurements
content: large slide: 32 1/8 in x 3 7/8 in x 7/8 in; 81.5975 cm x 9.8425 cm x 2.2225 cm
label: Measurements
content: mouthpiece: 2 7/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 7.3025 cm x 3.81 cm