Eastern Europe – Czech Republic
John Wenzl

Brass with German Silver Trim on Bell
ca. 186o’s
Height: 29 inches
Wind Instruments – Brasswinds – Baritones / Euphoniums

Identified as a “F” Bent (Bell) Baritone Horn by John Wenzl – Engraved on bell trim: “Instrumentemacher in Braunau, Bohmen” [known as Broumov, Czech Republic].  Broumov is a town in the Náchod District in the Hradec Králové Region of the Czech Republic, near the border with Poland.

This is a three rotary valve baritone horn with a music lyre attached to the bell and tubing, as a support to the bell bent to the left, and serves as a decorative piece.  The instrument maker, John Wenzl, is dated in the 2nd half of the 19th century (The New Langwill Index, p. 424)

Resource:  Waterhouse, William. “The New Langwill Index.” London: Tony Bingham. ISBN: 0-946113-04-1