More Horn Manufacturers & Retailers
Rudall Rose & Carte
Rudall Rose & Carte operated from various addresses in the 1800's.From 1821 to 1852 the company was just Rose & Carte. From 1852 to 1857 Rudall Rose & Carte were at 100 New Bond Street , London. In the early 1850's the firm bought the business of Thomas Key a maker of military brass instruments & some horns from this period bore the Key , Rudall & Co stamp.From 1858 till 1878 they resided at 20 Charring Cross , London. In 1872 they became Rudal Carte & Co. And from 1878 onwards the address was 23 Berners Street , Oxford Street , London. The company was eventually bought out by Boosey & Hawkes in 1943.
Louis Jullien
Louis Jullien sold horns from his music shop at 5 Vico Street, Regent Street which he operated from the mid 1840's until he went bankrupt in 1848. From 1855-1858 he sold Besson horns. Other addresses found were, as Jullien were 3 Little Maddox Street , New Bond Street & as Jullien & Co 214 Regent Street & 45 King Street , London. Jullein was the London dealer for Courtois instruments . Arthur Chappel later took over the business
Percival
Percival (Thomas 1790-1848) - at the Horn & Trumpet 89 St James Street London . After the 2nd John Kohler died in 1805 his widow ran the business in partnership with Thomas Percival until 1830 when her son John Augustus Kohler set up his own business at 35 Henrietta St , Covent Garden. His successors Schott & Co were still selling horns bearing Percival St James St stamp, into the 1850's . (Horns stamped Kohler & Percival date to 1811-17 ,Percival & Kohler 1817-24 )
Hart
Hart Saddler 131 Regent Street London circa 1840's
Harries of Shrewsbury
Harries of Shrewsbury ( G.E. Harries & Son , Saddlers & Harness Makers , 5 High Street , Shrewsbury)
Henry Potter
The Potter family were prominent manufacturers of military musical instruments from 1809 till the 1950's .Henry Potter & Co established in 1809 by Samuel Potter (1772-1836) named after his new born son Henry. In 1817 on leaving the Army he started a business at 20 King St, Westminster. After Samuels death in 1836 , Henry took over & moved the business to 37 Marsham St,Westminster in 1838 , another move in 1841 took them to 2 Bridge St, Westminster From 1858-1904, they were at 30 Caring Cross Rd before again relocating to 36 & 38 West Street , Charing Cross , London till 1918 . Henry’s son George also participated in the family business, relocating to Aldershot in 1859 at which time he established his own firm of George Potter & Co. This firm focused very much on military band instruments but examples of hunting horns have been seen. This company bought the London Potter firm in 1918 , the business address being 26-28 Grosvenor Rd , and remained active into the late 1930’s.
Dan Godfrey & Sons
Dan Godfrey & Sons was established in 1890 at 428 Strand by Harry Godfrey , son of well known conductor of the time Sir Dan Godfrey. Harry Godfrey had formerly worked in the workshops of Gautrot Aine of Rue d'Angouleme , Paris & at Chateau Thierry. The Godfrey & Sons business address was 428 Strand from 1890-1896 and from 1897 to 1899 was 6&7 Agar Street , Strand
John Pask / Pask-Koenig
John Pask was a musical instrument dealer who frequently changed his stamp & address making dating of his horns easier
1841 as John Pask at 48 Strand , 1842 to 1847 at 8 Lowther Arcade ,1848 at 7&8 Lowther Arcade .From 1849 to 1852 he was in partnership with German cornetist Herman Koenig as Pask & Koenig at 441 Strand & 8 Lowther Arcade. Continuing again as John Pask from 1852 to 1854 at 441 Strand & 8 Lowther Arcade, as John Pask & Co 1855 to 1859 at 443 Strand & 8 Lowther Arcade, 1860to 1868 at 7 Lowther Arcade , 1869 to 1871 at 36 Strand
Ball Beavon & Co
Ball Beavon & Co were musical & military instrument makers listed at 31 Aldermanbury from 1888 to 1895. In 1902 they moved to 5 Skinner Street , Bishopsgate St EC and from 1914 at 12 Pinder Street , Bishopsgate. In 1921 they became part of Faudels of Newgate
Garrett & Co
Garrett Maker London established in 1800 . From 1823 - 1825 listed as G&R Garrett . Listed as Richard Garrett military & keyed bugle maker 2 King Street Westminster from 1826 to 1833,in 1835 he was at 65 King Street and from 1840 till 1862 at 64 King Street . In 1869 until 1894 the company became Garrett & Co
George Turk
George Turk Saddler & Harness Maker of 89 Winchcombe Street Cheltenham early to mid 1800's . Other known address's 28 Winchcombe Place (Pigot Directory 1830) he went bankrupt in 1842 . Horns stamped "Carter Late Turk Saddler Worcester" who was from 57 Broad Street Worcester only 20 miles away from Cheltenham leads me to believe he took over the business - yet to be confirmed
Schott & Co
Schott & Co were established in 1835 in St James's Street London (advert seen for 1851 when they were also selling Percival stamped horns) later moving to 159 Regent Street around the mid 1850's before finally settling at 48 Great Marlborough Street in 1908
