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Besson Bass Helicon in Bb  c. 1898
Serial 66515 - Found in Bangkok 1992- fully restored - raw brass- plays well despite heavy  wear on valves. Probably from British colonized Burma early 20th Century.

CLASS A
Besson & Co.
"Prototype 198 Euston Road
London