Horn-u-Copia's Display of Makers
Coeuille
NJ
USA
1886-1914
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1850 born in France in February
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1879 emigrated to US
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1880 married Henrietta
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c.1885 recruited by Distin to work at the Pepper factory
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1886 first listed as a musical instrument maker, Philadelphia
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1888 musical instruments, 1215 Spring Garden, Phil.
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1890 & 1895 same address
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1899 he moved to Cramer Hill, NJ (5 miles away)
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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)
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1906 musical instrument maker, 804 N. 27th St., Camden, NJ
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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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