Alto Trumpet by Root and Sons

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Alto Trumpet by Root and Sons

Vintage Alto Trumpet by Root and Sons. This rotary valve alto trumpet is pitched in Eb and has a very interesting unusual design. This alto trumpet plays quite well, even if the valves are a little clanky. Made in Chicago.

1858 Root & Cady is established as music publishers, #95 S.
Clark St. George Frederick Root (1820-1895) (photo 1) &
Chauncey Marvin Cady (directory).
1865 Root & Cady, #67 Washington St., pianos, organs,
melodeons & sheet music. George Root, Ebeneezer
Towner Root (1822-1896) & C.M. Cady owners with
William A., Charles T., & Frederick W. Root, clerks (dir).
1871 Store burns in Chicago fire followed by bankruptcy.
1872 G.F. Root & Sons, #281-283 Wabash Ave (dir).
1875 Root & Sons Music, #156 State St., Charles C. Curtiss
(1847-1928) manager, music dealers; George, E.T., &
William Root (directory).
1880 Same as 1875 (dir).
1882 Root & Sons Music has moved to Wabash & Adams with
E.V. Church manager; formerly of Ditson’s store in Boston
(news article).
1883 Frank K. Root has joined father Ebeneezer (news article).
1885 Root & Sons Music, #200 & 206 Wabash Ave., E. V.
Church manager (dir).
E. T. Root & Sons, #236 State St.; Walter R., Frank K., &
E.T. Root & William B. Thompson (dir).
c1890 Boosey & Co. tuba, Root & Sons Music Co. General Agents
for the US (photo 3).
1892 Root & Sons Music Co., #200 & 204 Wabash, Edmund
Church manager, George F. Root (dir).
E. T. Root & Sons, #51 Jackson, music; E.T. & Frank Root.
1896 Root & Sons Music, #200 Wabash, E.V. Church mgr (dir).
E.T. Root & Sons, #307 Wabash (dir).
1900 E.T. Root & Sons, music & musical instruments, #307-309
Wabash; Frank Root & Henry H. Gansbergen (dir).
1904 E.T. Root & Sons, #355 Wabash Ave, 3rd floor (dir).
1910 E.T. Root & Sons, #158 Harrison, 8th floor (dir).
1919 E.T. Root & Sons, #1516 E. 55th St. (dir).
1921 E.T. Root & Sons, #1516 E. 55th St. (ad in Jacobs’ Monthly)
1923 E.T. Root & Sons, #1507 E. 55th St., Hanry Gansbergen;
Frank Root, music publisher, h.#5480 Hyde Park (dir).

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