Object Details
- King Musical Instruments, Inc.
- Description
This trumpet was made by King Musical Instruments, Inc. in Eastlake, Ohio in 1981. It is a B-flat trumpet, serial #863033, made of brass with 3 piston valves with mother-of-pearl buttons. This trumpet is engraved “Harry James” on the bell, and played by him.
Harry Hagg James (1916-1983) began his early career playing with his father’s circus band. By 1935, James joined Ben Pollack’s band and two years later would go on to star with Benny Goodman’s Orchestra. James formed his own orchestra in 1939, which would continue through the early 1980s.
Harry James appeared in several movies from 1937 to 1983, including Swing Fever (1943), Bathing Beauty (1944), and If I’m Lucky (1946).
- Location
- Currently on loan
- Credit Line
- Gift of Tim James
- 1981
- ID Number
- 1988.0057.01
- accession number
- 1988.0057
- catalog number
- 1988.0057.01
- Object Name
- trumpet
- Physical Description
- brass (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 22 in x 5 in x 6 in; 55.88 cm x 12.7 cm x 15.24 cm
- place made
- United States: Ohio, Eastlake
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Trumpets
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606906
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4e54-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
