Cornet Patent Print J F StrattonJ.F. Stratton · c. 1890

This meticulously detailed cornet patent drawing represents the golden age of American brass instrument innovation. Filed by J.F. Stratton around 1890, this technical blueprint captures the precise engineering behind one of the era's finest cornets, complete with cross-sections, mechanical annotations, and the distinctive draftsmanship of late Victorian patent offices.

J.F. Stratton & Son was among America's premier instrument makers during the brass band boom of the 1880s and 1890s, when every town seemed to have its own municipal ensemble. Their cornets graced bandstands from small-town gazebos to grand concert halls, and this patent drawing reveals the mechanical sophistication that made their instruments so prized by professional musicians of the Gilded Age.

Printed on 325gsm museum-grade archival matte paper using giclée printing with archival inks, ensuring decades of fade-resistant beauty. Colors may vary slightly between screens and the finished piece — the print will always be richer.