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| Serial# | C | Maker/Importer | Locations | Model | Dates | Instrument | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Open first retail instrument store 1877 | |||||||
| Established outlet in NY in 1880 | |||||||
| Henry Distin joined the company 1882-6 | |||||||
| 1129 | PNY | 1882-6 | Valve Trombone | Henry Distin Importer for J.W. Pepper | |||
| 1199 | M | P | Premier | Mellophone | /HIGHEST AWARD AND DIPLOMA/WORLDS FAIR/COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION/CHICAGO 1893 | ||
| 1210 | D | PNY | Superior | 1882-6 | Cornet | Henry Distin Maker for J.W. Pepper | |
| 1216 | M | P | Mellophone/Ball | HIGHEST AWARD AND DIPLOMA WORLDS FAIR COLUMBIAN EXPOSITION CHICAGO 1893 | |||
| 1485 | D | PNY | Superior | 182-6 | Cornet | Henry Distin Maker for J.W. Pepper | |
| 2233 | I | PNY | Cornet | Henry Distin Importer for J.W. Pepper | |||
| 2256 | I | PNY | Eb Cornet | Henry Distin Importer for J.W. Pepper | |||
| 2262 | I | P NY | Distin | Cornet | |||
| 2288 | I | PNY | Helicon | Henry Distin Importer for J.W. Pepper | |||
| 2307 | M | PNY | Cornet | ||||
| 2485 | M | P NY | Cornet | ||||
| 2566 | M | PNY | Eb Cornet | ||||
| 2714 | P | Premier | Euphonium | Highest Award and diploma Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition 1893 | |||
| 2771 | ? | M | PNY | Cornet | |||
| 2814 | M | P NY | Bb Cornet | ||||
| 2845 | M | P NY | Bb Cornet | ||||
| 2850 | M | P NY | Tuba | ||||
| 2854 | M | P NY | Cornet | ||||
| 2860 | M | P NY | Cornet | ||||
| 2881 | M | P NY | Bb Cornet | ||||
| 3329 | M | PNY | Superior | Cornet | Henry Distin maker for | ||
| 3413 | M | PNY | Cornet | (3s may be 8s), | |||
| 3418 | M | P NY | Cornet | ||||
| 3805 | M | NY C | Cornet | Chicago on Bell, New York on Valves | |||
| 3901 | M | P NY | Cornet | ||||
| 3997 | ? | P | Perfected | Baritone | |||
| 4145 | M | PNY | Bb Cornet | ||||
| 4477 | ? | M | PNY | Bb Cornet | |||
| 5038 | I | P NY | Baritone | ||||
| Established outlet in Chicago in 1886 | |||||||
| 5083 | M | P C | Superior First | Cornet | |||
| 5193 | I | P NY | Eb Cornet | ||||
| 5284 | I | P NY | Cornet | ||||
| 5385 | I | P NY | Eb Cornet | ||||
| 5389 | ? | I | P NY | Cornet | |||
| 5480 | M | P C | Superior First | Baritone in hig | |||
| 5824 | M | P C | Alto Valve Trom | ||||
| 5998 | M | P NY C | Superior | Cornet | |||
| 6111 | ? | M | P C | Superior First | Cornet | ||
| 6626 | M | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 6700 | I | P NY | Tuba | ||||
| 6836 | P C | Superior First | Alto | ||||
| 6959 | 1880-6 | Bass Trombone | |||||
| 7106 | M | P C | Eb Cornet | ||||
| 7227 | M | P C NY | Superior First | Cornet | |||
| 7345 | M | P C | Superior First | Cornet | |||
| 7466 | M | P C | Superior First Class | Baritone | |||
| 7730 | M | P C | Superior First | Euphonium | |||
| 7760 | ? | M | P C | Superior First | Eb Tuba | ||
| 7789 | I | P NY | Cornet | ||||
| 7795 | M | P C | Superior Fist Class | Eb Cornet | |||
| 7809 | ? | M | P C | Eb Cornet | (78x9) | ||
| 7838 | M | P | Premier | Cornet | Highest Medal & Diploma Chicago 1893 | ||
| 8205 | ? | M | P C | Premier | Alto horn | Highest Medal & Diploma Chicago 1893 | |
| 8235 | I | P C | Alto horn | ||||
| 8264 | M | P C | 1893 | Cornet | Highest Medal and Diploma ... 1893 1893 is engraved, probably made right around 1893 | ||
| 8388 | M | P C | Superior First | Cornet | |||
| 8452 | M | P C | Premier | Cornet | Highest Medal & Diploma | ||
| 8476 | M | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 8557 | M | P | Premier | Cornet | Highest | Medal & Diploma/Chicago 1893 | ||
| 8731 | M | P C | Premier | Tuba | |||
| 8752 | I | P C | Trombone | ||||
| 8800 | M | P C | Premier | 1893 | Raincatcher | made for Sousa | |
| 8831 | ? | I | P C | F. Courtierre | Helicon | ||
| 8869 | M | P C | Premier | Tuba | HIGHEST MEDAL & DIPLOMA CHICAGO 1893 | ||
| 8947 | M | P C | Premier | Cornet | HIGHEST MEDAL & DIPLOMA CHICAGO 1893 | ||
| 8974 | M | P C | Premier | Cornet | |||
| 9038 | M | P C | Premier | After 1893 | Trombone | ||
| 9110 | M | P C | Premier | Cornet | Highest Medal & Diploma | ||
| 9127 | I | P C | Premier | Baritone | |||
| 9289 | M | P | Premier | Cornet | Highest Medal & Diploma | ||
| 9293 | Premier | Tuba | Highest Medal & Diploma Chicago 1893 | ||||
| 9427 | ? | Baritone | |||||
| 9431 | I | PC | Cornet | ||||
| 9456 | ? | M | P | Premier | Cornet | Highest Medal & Diploma Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | |
| 9577 | ? | Premier | 1893-1911 | Tuba | |||
| 9620 | M | P | Premier | Trombone | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1895 | ||
| 9641 | ? | I | PC | Trombone | |||
| 9723 | I | PC | Tenor Horn | ||||
| 9741 | ? | M | PC | Artist Solo | Cornet | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | |
| 9903 | M | C | Premier | Cornet | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | ||
| 9998 | M | P | Premier | Tuba | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | ||
| 10170 | M | P | Specialty | Cornet | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | ||
| 10180 | M | P | Artist Solo | Trombone | Medal and Diploma/Worlds Fair/Columbian Exposition/Chicago 1893 | ||
| 10188 | M | P | Specialty | Cornet | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | ||
| 10345 | M | P | Pemier | Alto horn | |||
| 10405 | M | P | Artist Solo | Cornet | Highest Award and Diploma/Worlds Fair/Columbian Exposition/Chicago 1893 | ||
| 10407 | ? | Cornet | |||||
| 10907 | P | Specialty Premier | Trombone | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | |||
| 10934 | I | P C | Tuba | ||||
| 10987 | I | P C | Helicon | ||||
| 10992 | ? | P | Premier | Valve Trombone | Highest Award Diploma Worlds fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | ||
| 11013 | ? | I | P C | Valve Trombone | French? | ||
| 11050 | P | Premier | After 1893 | Cornet | |||
| 11054 | ? | P | Premier | (After 1893), | Mellophone | Highest Award Diploma Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | |
| 11054 | ? | M | P | Artist Solo | Trombone | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 | |
| 11158 | P | Premier | Cornet | Highest Award and Diploma Worlds Vair Columbian exposition Chicago | |||
| 11441 | P | Premier | (After 1893), | Mellophone | Highest Award Diploma Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 & Son | ||
| 11504 | P | Specialty | Trombone | Highest Award Diploma Worlds Fair Columbian Exposition Chicago 1893 & Son | |||
| 11523 | I | PC | Alto | ||||
| 11819 | I | PC | Pocket Cornet | ||||
| 12031 | I | PC | Cornet | ||||
| 12530 | I | PC | Cornet | ||||
| 13422 | I | P C | short valve tro | ||||
| 15409 | I | PC | Cornet | ||||
| 15589 | I | PC | Cornet | ||||
| 15730 | I | PC | Baritone | ||||
| 15767 | I | PC | Cornet | ||||
| 17088 | M | P | Specialty | (After 1893), | Trombone | Specialty J.W Pepper Maker Philadelphia Highest Award Diploma Worlds Fair Columbia Exposition Chicago 1893 | |
| 17102 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 17152 | ? | I | P | Cornet | |||
| 17195 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 17553 | I | P | Trombone | ||||
| 17866 | I | P | (After 1893), | Alto? Valve Tro | |||
| 18317 | I | P | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 18923 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 18925 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 19212 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 19608 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 20143 | I | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 20290 | I | P | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 20435 | I | P | Eb Cornet | ||||
| 20700 | P C | Trombone | |||||
| 21528 | I | PC | Eb Cornet | ||||
| 21599 | I | P | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 21759 | I | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 21791 | I | PC | 1905 | French Horn | Piston with 4 crooks | ||
| 21793 | I | PC | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 21986 | I | P | Alto horn | ||||
| 22397 | ? | helicon | |||||
| 22972 | ? | I | PC | 1905 | Cornet | ||
| 23156 | I | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 23388 | I | P | Alto horn | ||||
| 23490 | I | Cornet | |||||
| 23615 | I | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 23762 | ? | I | P | Trombone | Brisson and Cie Paris | ||
| 23781 | I | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 23968 | I | Trombone | |||||
| 24046 | I | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 24084 | I | P C | Cornet | ||||
| 24559 | I | P C | Baritone | ||||
| 24589 | I | PC | Trombone | ||||
| 24668 | ? | I | P | Cornet | W. Hillyard. London | ||
| 24712 | ? | I | P | Cornet | |||
| 24712 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 25546 | I | P | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 25611 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 25616 | I | P | 1899 | Cornet | of French origin doc. Fisk Museum | ||
| 25623 | I | P C | Trombone | ||||
| 25917 | ? | I | P | Baritone | |||
| 26220 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 26335 | ? | I | P | Eb Tuba | |||
| 26391 | I | P | Trumpet | ||||
| 26653 | I | P | Alto Horn | ||||
| 26683 | I | Cornet | |||||
| 27535 | P | American Favorite | Pocket Cornet | ||||
| 27673 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 28105 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 28461 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 28543 | ? | P | Perfected | Cornet | |||
| 28592 | P | American Favori | Trombone | ||||
| 28595 | ? | P | Surprise | Trombone | |||
| 28728 | P | Victor | Alto | ||||
| 28817 | P | Perfected | 1900 | Valve Trombone | |||
| 29415 | I | P | Eb Tuba | ||||
| 29631 | P | Standard | Trombone | ||||
| 29803 | P | 20th Century | Cornet | ||||
| 29811 | ? | P | Perfected | Cornet | |||
| 29848 | P | Surpise | Cornet | ||||
| 29886 | P | Surpise | Cornet/Trumpet | ||||
| 29900 | P | J COURTIERE PAR | Helicon | ||||
| 30508 | P | Standard | Cornet | ||||
| 30686 | P | Victor | Alto horn | ||||
| 30790 | P | Standard | Tuba | ||||
| 30866 | ? | P | Surprise | Cornet | |||
| 30903 | P | Standard | Tuba | ||||
| 31009 | ? | P | Mellophone | ||||
| 31096 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 31148 | P | Perfected | Cornet | ||||
| 31186 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 31278 | P | Standard | Eb Cornet | ||||
| 31323 | P | Standard | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 31343 | P | 20th Century | Cornet | ||||
| 31370 | P | Imperial | Mellophone | ||||
| 31401 | P | Perfected | Eb Tuba | ||||
| 31726 | ? | P | Surprise | 1894-1902 | Cornet | ||
| 31844 | P | 20th Century | Cornet | ||||
| 32702 | P | Surprise | Trombone | ? (3x7x2 | |||
| 32737 | P | Standard | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 33281 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 33477 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 33702 | P | Surprise | Trombone | ||||
| 33927 | P | Standard | Cornet | ||||
| 34288 | P | Standard | Solo Alto | ||||
| 34946 | P | American Favori | Cornet | ||||
| 34958 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 35903 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 37229 | P | Standard | Cornet | ||||
| 37934 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 38089 | P | Standard | Mellophone | ||||
| 38381 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 38448 | P | Surprise | Trombone | ||||
| 39685 | ? | P | Standard | Alto Horn | |||
| 40437 | ? | P | American Favorite | Cornet | |||
| 40804 | P | Perfected | Alto Valve Trom | ||||
| 40887 | Favorite | 1905 | Trombone | ||||
| 41041 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 41168 | ? | P | Standard | Alto | |||
| 41225 | P | 20th Century | Trombone | ||||
| 42073 | ? | P | American Favori | Mellophone | |||
| 42076 | P | American Favori | Alto Valve Trom | ||||
| 42616 | P | Suprise | Valve Trombone | ||||
| 42842 | P | American Favori | Cornet | ||||
| 42854 | P | Perfected | Cornet | ||||
| 42939 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 43046 | P | 20th Century | Cornet | ||||
| 43257 | I | P | Trombone | ||||
| 43469 | I | P | Baritone | ||||
| 43687 | P | Perfected | Trombone | ||||
| 43817 | P | American Favori | Cornet | ||||
| 44848 | P | Standard | Cornet | ||||
| 44852 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 44992 | P | Perfected | Cornet | ||||
| 45479 | P | American Favorite | Cornet | ||||
| 45721 | P | Standard | Trombone | ||||
| 45853 | P | Standard | Cornet | ||||
| 45892 | Surprise | 1890 | Cornet | Double water key | |||
| 45937 | Perfected | Trombone | |||||
| 46360 | I | P | Trombone | ||||
| 46417 | P | Perfected | Alto Horn | ||||
| 46431 | ? | Surprise | Trombone | ||||
| 47843 | I | Baritone | W. Hillyard London | ||||
| 48000 | x | P | 20th C | Cornet | |||
| 48422 | P | Standard | Alto Horn | ||||
| 48478 | P | Surprise | Trumpet | ||||
| 48720 | ? | Perfected | Baritone | ||||
| 49278 | I | P | Cornet | ||||
| 49551 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 49616 | P | 1907 | Cornet | doc Fis Museum | |||
| 50045 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 50203 | P | Standard | Cornet | ||||
| 50277 | P | American Favori | Bb Cornet | ||||
| 50303 | P | American Favori | Cornet | ||||
| 50518 | P | 20th Century | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 50524 | P | Surprise | Cornet | ||||
| 51138 | ? | I | P | Alto Horn | |||
| 51180 | P | Standard | Euphonium | ||||
| 51300 | ? | Favorite | 1890s | Cornet | |||
| 51344 | P | American Favori | Bb Cornet | ||||
| 51417 | P | Surprise | Bb Cornet | ||||
| 51444 | Standard | Baritone | |||||
| 51850 | ? | P | Perfected | Baritone | |||
| 52105 | Surprise | Trombone | |||||
| Ended Manufacturing Established Pepper & Son in 1910 | |||||||
| 52127 | P | 20th Century | Cornet | ||||
| 53192 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 53365 | ? | I | P | Mellophone | & Son | ||
| 53588 | P | Perfected | Cornet | & Sons | |||
| 53708 | P | Standard | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 53819 | P | Surprise | Trombone | & Son | |||
| 53974 | I | P | Baritone | & Son W Hillyard | |||
| 55295 | I | P | Surprise | Tenor horn | & Son W Hillyard | ||
| 55448 | P | 20th Century | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 55454 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 55477 | P | 20th Century | Trombone | & Son | |||
| 56129 | P | Standard | Baritone | & Son | |||
| 56141 | ? | Trombone | & Son | ||||
| 56381 | P | Standard | Eb Tuba | & Son | |||
| 56500 | ? | P | Standard | Trombone | & Son | ||
| 57090 | I | P | Alto Horn | & Son Casing Austria | |||
| 57157 | ? | P | American Favorite | Cornet | & Son | ||
| 57613 | I | P | Trombone | & Son, Marked France | |||
| 57735 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 58001 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 58141 | P | Surprise | Altohorn | & Son | |||
| 58227 | P | American Favorite | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 58246 | P | Perfected | Valve trombone | & Son | |||
| 58644 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 58666 | ? | P | Perfection | Alto Horn | & Sons | ||
| 58713 | P | Surprise | Trombone | & Son France | |||
| 58731 | P | American Favori | Cornet | & Son France | |||
| 58810 | ? | P | Perfected | 1918 | Cornet | & Son | |
| 58936 | P | Perfected | Double Bell Eup | & Son | |||
| 59033 | ? | I | W. Hilliard | Solo Alto | & Son | ||
| 59125 | P | Surprise | Trumpet | Austria | |||
| 59358 | ? | P | Perfected | Cornet | & Son | ||
| 59417 | P | Perfected | Trombone | & Son | |||
| 59444 | P | Courtiere | Cormet | & Son | |||
| 59516 | I | P | Helicon | & Son | |||
| 59555 | P | Standard | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 59623 | P | Imperial | Mellophone | & Son | |||
| 59646 | P | Perfected | Cornet | ||||
| 60287 | P | Perfected | Valve Trombone | & Son | |||
| 60409 | P | Standard | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 60596 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 60696 | P | Standard | Baritone | & Son | |||
| 61018 | 20th C | Cornet | |||||
| 61115 | P | Standard | Trombone | & Son | |||
| 61520 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 62098 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 62200 | P | Surprise | Trombone | ||||
| 62295 | P | American Favori | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 62496 | I | P | Alto Hron | & Son | |||
| 62516 | P | Standard | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 62572 | P | American Favorite | Mellophone | ||||
| 62688 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 62740 | P | Standard | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 63000 | ? | 20th C | Cornet | ||||
| 63058 | P | American Favori | Mellophone | & Son | |||
| 63101 | P | Perfected | valve trombone | & Son | |||
| 63135 | P | Standard | Eb Tuba | & Son | |||
| 63405 | Standard | Valve Trombone | & Son | ||||
| 63406 | Standard | Valve Trombone | & Son | ||||
| 63628 | Standard | Trombone | & Son France | ||||
| 63647 | P | Surprise | Cornet | %amp; Son | |||
| 63723 | P | American Favorite | Cornet | ||||
| 64111 | P | Perfected | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 64254 | P | Perfected | Euphonium | & Son | |||
| 64256 | P | Standard | Cornet | ||||
| 64261 | Cornet | ||||||
| 64424 | P | Standard | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 64617 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 64726 | ? | P | Surprise | Trumpet | & Son Austria | ||
| 65165 | P | Standard | Tenor Horn | & Son | |||
| 65234 | ? | P | Premier | Cornet | & Son | ||
| 65255 | ? | P | Perfected | 1900 | Baritone | & Son | |
| 65511 | ? | Helicon | |||||
| 65644 | P | Standard | Baritone | & Son | |||
| 65785 | P | Perfected | Tuba Eb | & Son | |||
| 65814 | ? | P | Premier | Trombone | & Son | ||
| 65986 | P | Standard | Cornet | $amp; Son | |||
| 66190 | P | Perfected | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 66285 | P | Standard | Trombone | & Son | |||
| 66464 | ? | P | Standard | Cornet | & Son | ||
| 66530 | P | Standard | Eb Tuba | & Son | |||
| 66590 | ? | P | Perfected | Valve Trombone | & Son | ||
| 67109 | I | P | Tenor horn | & Son | |||
| 67242 | ? | P | Favorie | Cornet/trumpet? | & Sons | ||
| 67291 | P | Perfected | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 67593 | P | Perfected | Eb Tuba | & Son | |||
| 67662 | P | Perfected | trombone | & Son | |||
| 68317 | P | Perfected | Trombone | & Son | |||
| 68594 | P | Perfected | Helicon | & Son | |||
| 68666 | P | Perfected | Alto Horn | & Son | |||
| 69235 | P | Perfected | Tuba | & Son | |||
| 69262 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 69366 | P | Perfected | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 69367 | ? | P | Specialty | Trombone | & Son | ||
| 69828 | P | Surprise | Cornet | & Son | |||
| 69852 | I | P | Surprise | Baritone | & Son | ||
| 69931 | ? | P | Perfected | Solo Alto Horn | & Son | ||
| 70000 | ? | Premier | Trombone | ||||
| 70096 | P | Perfected | Tuba | & Son | |||
| 70124 | P | American Favori | 1919 | Cornet | & Son | ||
| 70277 | P | Surprise | 1919 | Cornet | & Son | ||
| 70301 | P | Mellophone | |||||
| 70357 | P | American Favorite | Trumpet | ||||
| 70419 | P | American Favori | Trumpet | & Son | |||
| 80511 | P | Perfected | Eb tuba | & Son | |||
| 86263 | Surprise | Trombone | |||||
| 167811 | ? | P | Perfected | Alto Horn | & Sons | ||
