| Title | Martin Handcraft Troubadour |
| Date | 1931 |
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| Description | A silver-plated trumpet manufactured by the Martin Band Instrument Company, identified as a Martin Handcraft Troubadour, dating to 1931. The bell features ornate floral and scroll engraving covering its surface, and bears a manufacturer's inscription reading "Handcraft / ELKHART / IND." The trumpet has a first-valve slide thumb ring and a third-valve slide finger ring. Louis Armstrong was known to have played a Troubadour 1931-1932. |