overall: 54.8 cm x 24.1 cm; x 21 9/16 in x 9 1/2 in
overall: 9 3/8 in x 13 3/8 in x 23 in; 23.8125 cm x 33.9725 cm x 58.42 cm
Object Name:
horn
Place made:
United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
Date made:
1880-1890
Description:
<p>This horn was made by J.W. Pepper & Son in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, around 1880-1890. It is a Tenor upright horn in B-flat, serial #64243, made of silver-plated brass, with 3 Perinet piston valves. (Instrument was probably made by Couesnon & Co., Paris.). The horn is engraved:</p>
<p>J. W. PEPPER & SON<br>STANDARD<br>PHILADELPHIA</p>
<p>James Welsh Pepper (1853-1919), was an American music publisher and musical instrument maker and importer Pepper started his business as a small print shop and teaching music lessons, in 1875. By 1877, he opened a retail store in Philadelphia, selling sheet music and musical instruments. When a second location was opened in New York in 1880, Pepper established a relationship with London-born musical instrument maker, Henry Distin, to manufacture instruments for sale in his shops. By 1886, Pepper had expanded his business with a shop in Chicago. In 1910, Pepper discontinued manufacturing instruments but continued to import instruments from Europe until the beginning of WWI. After Pepper’s death in 1919, the focus of the business was on music publishing.</p>
