a Trumpet in E-flat by the Henry Distin Manufacturing Co. Highlights of the collection include a slide trumpet by Ulyate, London a Bb cornet with the half-step valve first by Carl August Müller a keyed trumpet by Antonio Apparuti a valved trumpet in G by E. Wright, Isaac Fiske, Courtois, Besson, and Boston Musical Instrument Manufactory. In 2005, 434 brasses were in the collection, including a large number of historically significant 19th century American instrument and several interesting European brasses by Graves & Co., E.G.
In 1954 the 550-instrument collection of Curtis Janssen (1897-1952), of which 124 are American and European brasses was acquired for the Fiske Museum.