A patent print poster of a Trumpet invented by A. J. Johnson for the York Band Instrument Company. The patent was issued by the United States Patent Office on April 2, 1940. York was a musical instrument manufacturer in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Trumpets have the highest register in the brass family and have been used as a signaling device in battle or hunting for at least 3500 years. They have been used as musical instruments since the 15th century.
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