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Here is the information on this horn as it appeared on eBay (January 6, 2005):
"Vintage Antoine Courtois brass Antoniophone. Bass. 19th Century, post Civil War, 1870s or 1880s. Made by Courtois in Paris & trademarked by J. Howard Foote, New York & Chicago. Last award date cited on bell is 1872. Complete but in rough condition. Has numerous dents & dings, but no splits in brass. All 4 valves are intact, bell is in fair shape, has mouthpiece. Heavily tarnished.
"Dimensions are: 23in high by 19in across. Bell diameter is 9 3/4in.
Surviving Boosey & Co Brasswind
33241; pistons 30556 (E-flat soprano antoniophone). stamped on bell " ...
34700; pistons 31457 (B-flat baritone antoniophone, 4-valve compensating; ...
Here is an entry posted by the University of Maryland:
"9. Roster of Gilmores Band, 1890. 42 members listed by last name and initial(s) with instrument played and duration of membership. Autograph document, mounted in mat.
"This roster of the Gilmore Band from 1890 demonstrates the number of well-known musicians employed by Gilmore. We find here a number of players who would soon join John Philip Sousas Band, including John S. Cox, R. Noyes, E. A. Lefebre, T. F. Shannon, Herman Bellstedt, Joseph Michele Raffayola, Eldon Baker, and Herman C. Conrad. Modern readers will notice a few strange instruments including the antoniophone, an instrument similar to the French horn."
http://www.lib.umd.edu/PAL/SCPA/ABA/Gilmore/9.html
The nonsense about the link to the "French" horn may unfortunately be attributed to certain people who have pirated and misquoted my own material on mellophones (Koenig horns) and related instruments. The Dolmetsch Online music dictionary is one such culprit.
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