Museum Number - TB035

Maker - Olds

Model - Andy Hoddenback

Date of Manufacture - 1920's

ID # - none

Surface - raw brass

Markings - Made by Andy Hoddenback at F E Olds, Los Angeles Cal, Pat 4.2.1916. Has odd screw tuning on bell and a slide lock that looks like a prototype

Historical Detail - F E Olds opened in Los Angles 1908. Frank Ernest Olds was a trombonists and made small bore trombones, joined by his son Reginald B Olds in 1931. By 1950 they were producing models of Recording, Special, Super, Opera as well as the student model of Ambassador