trombone
Object NamePyrex 5-part Trombone
Manufacturer
Corning Glass Works, Corning
Made Fromglass, rubber
Dateabout 1970
Place MadeUnited States
Techniquelampworked, ground
Size(a-c) L: 86.8 cm; (d-e) L: 69.3 cm, D:(horn rim) 19.3 cm
Accession Number87.4.71
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Campbell Rutledge
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless Pyrex® glass, rubber; lampworked, ground. (a) Long, H-shaped, tubular construction, one end flared to a wide diameter, another end with slightly flared terminal; the two other ends open, one with rounded rim, the other with constricted section; the tubes connected by straight rods; yellow-orange crown-shaped device and "15" marked on the smaller flared end; (b) short, u-shaped, tubular construction, open at both ends, connected by a straight rod; (c) long, u-shaped, tubular construction, open at both ends, with rounded rims, connected near the ends by a straight rod; short, tubular projection near the bottom of the "U", with slightly flared end; plugged with a red rubber cap; (d) long, H-shaped, tubular construction, one opening flared slightly, marked in yellow-brown with a crown device and "15"; the other end conical, with rounded rim and printed green inscription "TS [monogram] 12 / 30 / PYREX ® / U. S. A."; ground inside to receive (e); the two tubes joined by a straight rod; two black rubber O-rings, one on each tube; (e) ovoid mouthpiece with thick, squared rim; tubular end, ground on the lower part, to fit inside (d).Provenance
Source
Eleanor Rutledge
