Blessing Super Artist Trumpet Serial Numbers



The development of a serial number list has been very difficult because of the lack of official records. Mr. H. N. White kept very detailed records but when the company was sold to the Seeburg Corporation all official records were destroyed. When looking up the age of your instrument, complete the following steps: (1.) Find your instruments catalog page and year that the catalog was made. Pay special attention to the small details on your instrument because most artists drawings account for unique changes and features. (2.) Compare your findings to the serial number list. Please keep in mind that most catalogs were dated on the back and should be trusted more than the serial number list.

  • Early instruments will have a 'lion head' by the serial numbers and are engraved 'The King'.
  • In 1918 the company was incorporated and 'Co' was added to the engraving of all instruments, before 1918 the engraving read simply as 'H. N. White.'
  • In 1926-1928 H. N. White introduced Sterling Silver bells to his instruments.
  • In 1948-1950 'Silver Tone' engraving was changed to read 'Silversonic'.
  • After 1966, all instruments were manufactured in Eastlake and engraved with 'King Musical Instruments.'

1/01/2008 We have reevaluated the serial number list to reflect new information. The number of instruments produced in the early years 1893-1905, has been reduced.

The serial number lists are NOT 100% accurate.

Blessing super artist trumpet serial numbers list

Brass King Serial Numbers

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DateSerial Number
1893-18991-4,000
1900-19034,001-6,000
1904-19056,001-9,000
1905-19109,001-25,000
1910-191525,001-40,000
1915-192540,001-78,000
1925-193078,001-126,000
1930-1935126,001-176,000
1935-1936176,001-186,000
1936-1937186,001-200,000
1937-1938200,001-212,000
1938-1939212,001-225,000
1939-1940225,001-239,000
1940-1941239,001-254,000
1941-1942254,001-264,000
1942-1945264,001-267,500
1945-1946

267,501-277,000

1946-1947

277,001-287,000

1947-1948287,001-296,500
1948-1949296,501-301,500
1949-1950301,501-308,000
1950-1951308,001-316,500
1951-1952316,501-322,000
1952-1953322,001-330,000
1953-1954

330,001-337,000

1954-1955337,001-340,000
1955-1960340,001-370,000
1960-1965370,000-406,500
1965-1970406,501-457,600

String Serial Numbers

Really nice horn serial number 42220 which puts it in between 1947-48.this would have been about the vintage of horn that Clifford Brown played. This one has 2 pull knobs on the first valve slide. I have seen some pictures of Clifford playing a Super Artist with a slide like this and one with one pull knob on the side. Buescher 400 trumpet, Blessing Super Artist cornet (all before 1947) Bach 6C for trumpet, Conn 4 for cornet: Kenny Wheeler: Trumpets: Smith-Watkins (most of time) an american version of a Besson trumpet (given him by Marvin Stamm) Weber flugelhorn: Bach 3C on trumpet Flugelhorn, a German mouthpiece made by J.P.S.

Blessing Cornet Serial Numbers

American Standard String Bass Serial Numbers
1934 001
1935 200
1936 400
1937 800
1938 1200
1939 1600
1940 2200
1942-1946 No Production WWII
1947 Limited Production
1949
1950
1951
1952 2450
1953 2600
1954 2800
1955 3000
1956 3200
1957 3400
1958 3600
1959 3800
1960 4000
1961 4200
1962 4400
1963 4600
1964 4800
1965 5000
1936 001
1937 185
1938 480
1939 790
1940 1010
1941 1320
1942-1946 No Production WWII
1947-1948 No Production
1949 1400
1950 1500
1951 1600
1952 1700
1953 1800
1954 1900
1955 2000
1956 2100
1957 2200
1958 2300
1959 2400
1960 2500
1961 2600
1962 2700
1963 2800
1964 2900
1965 3090

Cleveland and American Standard Serial Numbers:

King trumpet serial numbersNumbers
DateSerial Number
1919-19301-10,000
1930-193510,000-30,000
1935-194030,000-40,000
1940-194540,000-45,000
1945-195045,000-50,000
1950-195550,000-65,000
1955-196065,000-100,000
1960-1965100,000-160,000
1965-1970160,000-420,000
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