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Slide Saxophone
Slide Saxophone
Slide Saxophone

Slide Saxophone

Manufacturer / MakerCreated by Reiffel & Husted Silversmiths Chicago, Illinois, 1917 - ca. 1970
Date1880
Mediumsilver plated brass, mother of pearl
Dimensionssaxophone: 21 × 4 1/4 × 3 1/4 in. (53.3 × 10.8 × 8.3 cm)
mouthpiece: 3 1/2 × 1 1/4 × 1 1/2 in. (8.9 × 3.2 × 3.8 cm)
ClassificationsMusical Instruments
Credit LineAlbuquerque Museum, gift of Don Lesman
Object numberPC1981.66.1.A-B
DescriptionThis silver and mother-of-pearl slide saxophone from the late nineteenth century features a rectangular handle acting as the slide portion and an angled mouthpiece.
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Terms
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    Reiffel & Husted Silversmiths
    1880
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