F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Item Overview

Title

F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finished bell, Los Angeles, 1933-1939

Photographer

Connell, Will, 1898-1961

Date Created

[between 1933 to 1939]

Date

1933/1939

Collection

Connell (Will) Papers

Notes

Description

Close-up view of the bell of an F. E. Olds Military trumpet with a hammered finish. This line was introduced in about 1933. Engraving visible near the end includes the wing of an American bald eagle above "Olds" and "Military Model."
F. E. Olds was a manufacturer of musical instruments founded by Frank Ellsworth Olds in Los Angeles, in the early 1900s. The company made brass instruments, especially trombones, cornets, and trumpets. Olds was joined by his son Reginald Birdsall (R.B.) Olds in 1920. The company was purchased by Chicago Musical Instruments after World War II, and went out of business in 1979.

Caption

Text from negative sleeve: Olds Instruments

Physical Description

Extent

1 photographic negative

Medium

b&w nitrate negative

Keywords

Genre

cellulose nitrate film
black-and-white photographs

Names

F. E. Olds and Son (Los Angeles, Calif.)

Location

California--Los Angeles

Resource type

still image

Subjects

Trumpets