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I am in the process or restoring my Thrombone, with 3 values, Unearthed the following information, when cleaning, Can you tell me what I have. Make = M.J.H KESSEL. Owned buy N.V.KONEFA. and various other data.
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Matthias Josef Hubertus established his business in Tilburg in 1880, having bought the Van Osch factory.  In 1908, it was made into a limited company as NV Koninkijke Nederlandsche Fabriek van Muziekinstrumenten NV Konefa.  Kessels resigned in 1914.  The company was later reestablished and after his death his son M.H.P.J. Kessels took control of the company as Nationale Fabriek van Muziekinstrumenten.  The company dissolved in 1904.

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