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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN / Elkhart / Ind." on bell. "E-Bass" stamped on mouthpiece.

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"CLASS / A / Enharmonic / Patented / 50 medals of honour / FB / Besson & Co. / Prototype/ 198 Euston Road / London / England / *" on bell. "Besson &Co. / [star] / Brevette" stamped on 2nd valve. valve slides have spacers, possibly low-pitch slide leadpipe enters third valve

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN / Ltd. / ELKHART / IND / USA" on bell. Floral engraving around identification marks.

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"R. WUNDERLICH / MAKER / CHICAGO" on bell. Some floral engraving around identification marks.

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"Made By / J.W. York & Sons / Grand Rapids / Mich." on bell. "W.B. Van Velsor" added to bell later. Some floral engraving around identification marks.

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"J. W. PEPPER / STANDARD / PHILADELPHIA / 37890" on bell.

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Identification marks are written in Czechoslovakian.

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN Ltd. / U.S.O.M.C (?)" on bell. Floral engraving around identification marks.

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"[illegible] / J A ROHE / PARIS" on bell.

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"JOSEF / LIDL / MANUFACTURER / OF MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS / BRNO / CZECHOSLOVAKIA" on seal on bell.

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"REYNOLDS / CONTEMPORA / CLEVELAND, OHIO" on seal on bell.

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN Ltd. / ELKHART / IND. / USA" on bell. Floral engraving around identification marks.

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"SOUSAPHONE / MADE BY / C.G. CONN Ltd. / ELKHART-IND / USA" on bell. Floral engraving on bell.

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"GEBR. ALEXANDER / HOLZ & METALL / INSTRUMENTEN - FABRIK / in / Mainz" on seal on bell. Seal also has floral engraving on it. There is also floral engraving on the rotary buttons.

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"PREMI FABBca. BATTISTA CAZZANI & C. / MILANO" on the seal on bell. Seal also has a coat of arms on it. "C. Picone / N.Y. " engraved on bell (below seal).

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"The / Buescher / Elkhart / Ind. / GPS" on bell. Missing all finger buttons. Purchased at Chicago MWBOC show Dec.1998. 3rd valve is incorrect for this instrument.

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"CARL FISHCER'S / RELIABLE / NEW YORK" on bell. Some floral engraving around identification marks.

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This instrument has no visible identification marks because it has been painted.

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"YORK / GRAND RAPIDS / MICHIGAN / USA" on bell. Some floral engraving around bell. 2-piece bell Received as trade in for Lafayette tuba (sl# 6 tag# 0890) from Mr.Gerald Payn Dec.11,1998.

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"Lyon & Healey / Silver Piston / Chicago." on bell.

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN LTD. / U.S.O.M.C." on bell. Floral engraving around identification marks.

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN Ltd. / ELKHART IND. / USA" on bell. Floral garland engraved around identification marks.

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN / ELKHART, IND. / AND / NEW YORK" on bell. Ornate floral engraving around identification marks on bell.

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"THE / MARTIN / ELKHART IND / USA / RMC (enclosed in seal-shape border)" on bell. Ornate floral engraving around identification marks.

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"SANDER / WOLFSTEIN / PFALZ" on bell.

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"KING / MADE BY / THE H.N. WHITE CO. / CLEVELAND-O." on bell. Ornate floral engraving on bell around identification marks. This instrument has a bell front configuration.

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"SANDER / WOLFSTEIN / PFALZ" on bell

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"Peter Edwards Co. Inc. / Agents / Boston Mass" on bell. "A.K. / Huttl / Graslitz" on lower part of bell. Valve bore is .910, the largest in the collection.

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"V. Schmidt / Kyobenhavn" on bell.

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN Ltd. / ELKHART / IND. / USA" on bell. Some floral engraving around identification marks.

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[Gautrot seal] "G. A. / GEORGES / A BESANCON" on bell. First pad linkage stamped " -47." Georges A. Besancon was likely the seller

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN / ELKHART / IND." on bell. Direct passage between 1st and 3rd valves; air flows 2-1-3; no connection between 2 and 3.

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"KING / MADE BY / H.N. WHITE / CLEVELAND / OHIO" on bell. "KING / MADE BY / H.N. WHITE / CLEVD O. / s/n" on 2nd valve. Floral engraving around identification marks.

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"MADE BY / C.G. CONN / ELKHART / IND." barely legible on bell. Some floral engraving around identification marks still remaining.

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"U.S.Q.M.C." on rim of bell. "Made By / J.W. YORK & SONS / Grand Rapids / Mich." on bell. Ornate floral engraving around identification marks.

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"Meister/ Kurt Knoth / Markneukirchen / Sinfonia" on bell. There is also a small triangle below the identification with illegible writing in it.

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"MARZAN" on bell. Similar to B&M model (no. 2512)