Keyed Bugle Presented to David C. Hall by the Lowell Brass Band, 1850
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Artifact Overview
The amateur musicians of the Lowell Brass Band presented this impressive gold bugle to David C. Hall, the leader of their band and an accomplished bugler. The members of a community band often honored their leader with the gift of a special instrument. David Hall and the Lowell band played at events like concerts, parades and dances in this prosperous industrial city.
Artifact Details
Artifact
Keyed bugle
Date Made
1850
Subject Date
15 April 1850
Creators
Place of Creation
Location
Not on exhibit to the public.
Object ID
72.54.2
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Gold (Metal)
Dimensions
Diameter: 0.344 in (Bore)
Diameter: 4.528 in (Diameter of Bell)
Length: 13.11 in
Length: 36.614 in (Air Column)
Inscriptions
PRESENTED TO / D.C. HALL ESQ. / BY THE MEMBERS OF THE / LOWELL BRASS BAND / APRIL 15, 1850 / MADE BY E.G. WRIGHT / BOSTON
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