A) Case - Walnut joined case with brass hinges, lock & small key. Interior covered in red velvet and base divided into three main compartments. Painted gold lettering on lid of case reads, "B. Frank Saylor"
B) Valved mid-piece with six open finger holes & five metal-levered holes.
C) Mouthpiece
D) End piece with three holes covered by metal levers
E) "E. J. Albert's Perfected Orchestra & Solo Rosin" used on strings wrapped around joins. Piece of hardened rosin in wood inside sleeve from cardboard box. (2.5 x1.25 x 1" high)
Four generations of the McCaskey family. From left are John Piersol McCaskey born 1837, Mary Ellen McCaskey born 1887, Edward William McCaskey born 1863, and Margaret Piersol McCaskey born 1810. Photograph taken by B. Frank Saylor, engraving by Rea.
