Museum Number - TB101

Maker - Joseph Higham

Model - Alto in Eb - Valve

Date of Manufacture - 1870s

ID # - 35533

Surface - brass

Markings - Joseph Higham, 127 Strangeways, Manchester, Exhibition prize metal awarded London 1852 and Dublin 1863. with addition tuning slide

Historical Detail - 1842-1950. Established by Joseph Higham (born 1818). His son in law Peter Robinson took over the business in 1883. By 1893 46,000 instruments were produced with a workforce of 90.