423.121.22

Military bugle in B-flat, stamped above the bell: 'HAWKES & SON/Denman Street/Piccadilly Circus/LONDON/1914'. Copper body with brass mounts, including bell garland, connecting ferule in tubing and mouthpiece receiver. Mouthpiece stamped: 'POTTER/LONDON/1'; attached with chain.

This instrument is one of a very large number of bugles that were made in London in the early years of the First World War to meet the Army's demand. The bugles were commissioned from a range of companies including Hawkes, Boosey and Besson, but the Army's strict specifications ensured that the instruments from every company were built to the same design.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
1969.694
PLACE
COLLECTION
MEASUREMENTS
overall 172 mm x 269 mm; bell: 104 mm
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal
CATEGORY
Musical Instruments
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