"Baritone, nominal pitch: B♭"

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This instrument is unusual in that it is made from copper rather than brass. It was very common for bugles to be made from copper, but more unusual for larger valved brass instruemnts such as this. (Frank Tomes Collection)

Baritone saxhorn

Higham

Europe

England

United Kingdom

Instrument Data

Instrument Information

Title

Baritone, nominal pitch: B♭

Accession Number

6073

Collection

MIMEd; Frank Tomes Collection

Date Information

Date Made

1857-1862

Period

19th century; 1850s; 1860s

Gallery Information

Gallery

Wolfson Gallery

Case

Brasswind case 4

Maker Information

Maker Name

Higham

Maker Biography

Joseph Higham (1818-1883) was an English brass instrument manufacturer who established a workshop in 1842 in Manchester. His workshop supplied brass instruments to the army and navy, and also for export. By 1893 the firm advertised as having produced over 46,000 instruments. His workshop employed over 90 workers in the late-19th century. By 1950 the firm had been bought and sold many times and was subsequently dissolved.

Made In

Country

England

Description

Technical Description

Copper with brass (or other alloy) mouthpiece receiver sheath, ferrules, stays, valves, and fitting for music card-holder. The valves in double-triangle formation. Valve type: 4 rotary valves actuated by push-rods with compression springs in tubes.

Provenance

Gift of Susan Tomes, 2012.

Classification