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Exceedingly rare and early OLDS Trombone, gold and silver plated,manufactured in the 1920\'s in Los Angeles, CA, with extensive engravings!

For your consideration, I have here a very early OLDS Trombone, highlyengraved, silver/gold plated,and manufactured in Los Angeles in the 1920\'s.It does not get any better!

The horn bears a patent date of April 2, 1912, the patent with the number1,021,890 which was issued to G.E Riplet.

I could not find an OLDS Trombone with a lower serial number then the oneon this instrument. Interestingly, the bell section and the slide sectionhave different serial numbers; the bell section bears the serial number4,442 (see picture #18), and the slide section bears the serial number4,752 (see picture #6).

The bell section has no counterweight, tuning is done with a screwadjustment on the slide section rather than a tuning slide on the bellsection. Bell and slide sections are a friction fit rather than a screwmount. The outside of the horn is engraved with ornaments depictingflowers and filigree ornaments all the way around the outside of the horn.Parts of the ornaments are silver plated, the rest is gold plated, seepicture #32 (last picture). The inside of the bell is a goldwash.This high quality collectors instrument is stunning! I did not attempt topolish any of it and will leave that up to the lucky high buyer! Thesilver plating is black in some places and can easily be polished ifdesired by the new owner.

The engraving bears the following writing:

MADE BY F. E. OLDS
LOS ANGELES
CAL
PAT. APR. 2. 1912

The early OLDS logo is also part of the engraving, the trombone playingBear, see picture #15.

The bore is 0.5 inches and the bell has a diameter of 6.5 inches. Themouthpiece is a Vincent Bach Corp. Mt Vernon NY model 12C.
There are a few little dents and scratches on the Bell because one of thelatches holding the slide section in place inside the case is missing causing the slide section to touch thebell of the bell section when packed in the case. I will make sure when Ipack the instrument to put something in between so that nothing moves andscratches the bell.
I do not play any instruments but appreciate a quality instrument. Theslide moves very smooth and I think that this instrument could be played,perfect for a swing or jazz band, or just to look at. This instrument is amuseum quality instrument and it may be the only one of its kind still inexistence!

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