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Coeuille

NJ

USA

1886-1914




  • 1850 born in France in February

  • 1879 emigrated to US

  • 1880 married Henrietta

  • c.1885 recruited by Distin to work at the Pepper factory

  • 1886 first listed as a musical instrument maker, Philadelphia

  • 1888 musical instruments, 1215 Spring Garden, Phil.

  • 1890 & 1895 same address

  • 1899 he moved to Cramer Hill, NJ (5 miles away)

  • 1900 census shows him in Camden, NJ and going under the name of Frederick; born in France in Feb 1850 and came to US in 1879; listed as instrument maker living at #2743 Concord Ave.; wife Henrietta; dau. Louisa (b.1884 in PA)

  • 1906 musical instrument maker, 804 N. 27th St., Camden, NJ

  • 1907-1911 Coeuille forms a partnership with cornet player Frank Seltzer to make band instruments and publish music; named Coeuille-Seltzer, the company last about four years before Coeuille&rwquo;s bad health and financial struggles ended it; existing music written by Seltzer and published by them dates from 1907-1908; located at 225 N. 10th St, Phila.

  • 1916 Coeuille dies on May 23rd

He used ideas of Lehnert and Distin for a convertible cornet. Invented the Telescope cornet, and a mathematical mouthpiece, a two part mouthpiece with an overhanging inner rim.

Cornets found are the "Telescope" model using Distin&rsqto;s patent valve tubing where the air flows straight through the valves at an upward angle. Bottom left photo is #1102 marked "Camden" c.1905. 2nd from top on right is #917 marked " Hill NJ" which should date to before March 1899 when it became part of Camden. Cornet #498 is from Phila. Coeuille mouthpieces found are marked "Philadelphia" and one has "Pat Apld For".





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