Antique Musical Instruments/Gautrot Breveto

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I have been given an old brass cornet with Gautrot Breveto on the bell plus below the words a small oval shape with an anchor in it and the letters E (but rounded) and A on either sides of the anchor

It has no other inscriptions.

I have searched the net and found various pictures but none that match it.

The main tube starting from the mouthpiece is a back to front S (with the mouthpiece on the left) rather than any of the shapes I have found on the net.

I am wondering what date it might be?

thanks Neil

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Neil,

It sounds like you are describing a cornet, like this Gautrot:  http://www.horn-u-copia.net/instruments/Gautrot/Gautrot-cornet-c-.jpg

It has some interesting markings on it, but I'm not sure how to interpret them without a closer look at it.

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