Antique Musical Instruments/Maison Couturier Bugle

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My great uncle has a bugle his father supposedly brought back from France after WW1. It has the following engraved in it:

Maison Couturier 1812
Pelisson, Guinot & Blanchon (it looks like blanchii but it was hard to read.)
Lyons-Paris
F. ESPAGNET
214 Rue St Catherine
Bordeaux

Can you tell me anything about this Bugle.  He just turned 90 and I would like to get him some info on it.  Thanks a bunch


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The Couturier company was founded in 1812 by Jacques pere in Lyon

In 1836, he partnered with DuBois as DuBois & Couturier

In 1875, Pelison Freres & Cie succeeded Couturier

In 1905, the company became Pelisson, Guinot & Blanchon

In 1931 Gaillard, Martel & Loiselet; Lyon-Paris succeeded Pelisson  

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