Can someone date this?

guy · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 5:22 am Post subject: Can someone date this?

Got this can of aerosol valve oil with an old trumpet, can anyone date this?

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Halflip · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 7:08 am Post subject:

The Conn Loyalist might know (or know how to find out):

https://cderksen.home.xs4all.nl/

Other than that, what is the serial number of the old trumpet? It would be easier to use that to date the horn and assume the valve oil is from the same era -- I am going on the assumption that the valve oil was provided with the trumpet when it was new; the odds on this are better if the trumpet is a Conn, or one of Conn's subsidiary brands ("Pan American" or "Elkhart Band" for example).
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Nixer · Veteran Member Joined: 10 Feb 2005 Posts: 129

I have no idea on the date, but aerosol valve oil is a bad idea in all sorts of ways. I've not seen that before.
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guy · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:36 am Post subject: Help date this

It was with a late 20's Conn, however I'm not certain areosols were real big at that time...It has a retail price of $1.00 printed on it also...

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guy · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 8:37 am Post subject:

Halflip · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:09 am Post subject: Re: Help date this

huntman10 · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:12 am Post subject:

I do recall that, stylistically, that Conn label is late 60's to mid 70's. I have some literature from that era.

Also, a lot of consumer products were in that type of aerosol can. I have some fly fishing floatant in my old fly vest from the mid 70's in that type of can. Probably just as combustible and wasteful.
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Dale Proctor · Posted: Wed Feb 08, 2023 9:48 am Post subject:

I have an old container of slide grease with the same style logo, it was in the case of an old trumpet I bought years ago. It was great stuff, but unfortunately, I’ve used it all…

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