Maker
James Wood (17??-18)
Dated/City
c.1819-1820 / London
Descriptions
Boxwood, Ivory ferrules, Original grenadilla wood mouthpiece with ivory ferrule on the base, *Eight brass keys with flat, square key covers; springs attached to keys mounted in blocks and saddles
Full Marking
" Jas. Wood&Son, (cursive) / PATENTESS / (lyre) / SOLD BY GOULDING & Co / SOHO-SQUARE / LONDON " : one piece lower joint (second marking)
Additional Marking
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" Jas. Wood&Son, (cursive) / NEW COMPSTON STRE / 50 / (underline) SOHO / LONDON / (lyre) ": bell
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" Jas. Wood&Son, (cursive) " : upper joint, and one-piece lower joint (second marking)
Length
577 mm. / 508 mm. (without mouthpiece)
- c. 1800 Patent No. 2381, brass tube lined in the bore of the barrel, the tube slide into the brass socket of the upper joint
- c. 1819 Patented No. 4423, overlapping the e/b and f#/c# keys
- Mouthpiece with a socket design to accept the barrel with a tenon.
