Maker/Dealer
Coeuille
NJ
USA
1886 - 1914
1850 born in France in February
1879 emigrated to US
1880 married Henrietta
c.1885 recruited by Distin to work at the Pepper factory
1886 first listed as a musical instrument maker, Philadelphia
1888 musical instruments, 1215 Spring Garden, Phil.
1890 & 1895 same address
1899 he moved to Cramer Hill, NJ (5 miles away)
1900 census shows him in Camden, NJ and going under the
name of Frederick; born in France in Feb 1850 and came
to US in 1879; listed as instrument maker living at #2743
Concord Ave.; wife Henrietta; dau. Louisa (b.1884 in PA)
1906 musical instrument maker, 804 N. 27th St., Camden, NJ
1907-1911 Coeuille forms a partnership with cornet player Frank
Seltzer to make band instruments and publish music;
named Coeuille-Seltzer, the company last about four years
before Coeuille&rwquo;s bad health and financial struggles ended
it; existing music written by Seltzer and published by them
dates from 1907-1908; located at 225 N. 10th St, Phila.
1916 Coeuille dies on May 23rd
He used ideas of Lehnert and Distin for a convertible cornet. Invented the Telescope cornet, and a mathematical mouthpiece, a two part mouthpiece with an overhanging inner rim.
Cornets found are the "Telescope" model using Distin ’s patent
valve tubing where the air flows straight through the valves at an
upward angle. Bottom left photo is #1102 marked "Camden"
c.1905. 2nd from top on right is #917 marked " Hill NJ"
which should date to before March 1899 when it became part of
Camden. Cornet #498 is from Phila. Coeuille mouthpieces found
are marked "Philadelphia" and one has "Pat Apld For".
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