brassandzin

Does any body have even the slightest clue as to how old my slide cornet is? It is a Holton, on the bell it actually says "Made by Frank Holton, Elkhorn Wis." On the slide there is a designation of "L.P" which, I think, has to mean "low pitch." As near as I can tell this horn was made in the early 1900s.

http://www.brassandzin.com/Images/ho...ton-bell01.jpg
http://www.brassandzin.com/Images/ho...olton-LP03.jpg
http://www.brassandzin.com/Images/ho...ton-full05.jpg

Any help would be greatly appreciated.

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screamingmorris

Since it says "Elkhorn", it was made after Spring of 1918 when Holton company moved to Elkhorn.
Holton Loyalist.com - Dedicated to the Frank Holton & Co.; Makers of High Grade Band Instruments

On the other hand:
"Apparently, (strange as it may seem) following World War I one of the provisions of the Treaty of Versailles adopted A=440 as the standard pitch for all signatory nations. Following these events, the production of horns with accessory slides for high pitch declined, and finally stopped. (Source: Tom Meacham)"
The Conn Loyalist

For Conn (but not necessarily Holton), High Pitch versus Low Pitch instruments continued throughout the 1920's, with only one model continuing into the 1930's.
The Conn Loyalist

So your instrument was made no earlier than 1918, and probably no later than the beginning of World War II when most U.S. music companies stopped instrument production for the duration of the war.

That would narrow your instrument to 1918-1941.

If you can find a serial number, use the list at
Holton Loyalist.com - Serial Numbers

- Morris