20.92.3 a-d
Cornet
1890
(a) E Flat Cornet. Material: metal. Size: 6" W. x 13" L. x 3" D. Description: brass horn with three valves, intricate tubing flares to a bell shape; stamped on top: "Chas. H. Parsons Co., New York outlined in a shield logo. (b) Case. Material: leather, metal, textile. Size: 7 1/2" W. x 19" L. x 5 1/2" H. Description: blue and black simulated alligator leather case with red velvet lining; gold colored hinges and clasps; leather handle; [c] Holder. Material: metal. Size: 2" W. x 5 1/2" L. Description: brass music clamp, projection slips into holder on horn. (d) Crow call. Size: 3/4" W. x 3 3/4" L. Description: black junior crow call.
E Flat Czechoslovakian Cornet brought to Dodge County by the Ward family before 1857. The donor attended school in Waseca County.