Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers





Maker/Dealer

French

Kansas City, Mo

USA

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  • 1900 Walter Alonzo French (1878-1937) is a bookkeeper in
    Kansas City


  • 1910 Walter is listed as a musician in the census


  • 1913 granted design patent 44,095 for a cornet (patent drawing
    & 2 cornets found at right, serial #1422 & #1488)


  • 1916 granted patent #1,196,097 for a Bb/A valve (design
    drawing below)


  • 1918 living at #3125 Olive St., musician at the Liberty Theater,
    #1118 Main St., Kansas City


  • 1920 theater musician, wife Effie (1878-1972)


  • 1927 Walter is the music director at the Northeast High School


  • 1930 living at #3121 Olive St., public school music teacher


  • 1937 Walter dies October 21st


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