With the addition of the Ruskin collection, the NMM's holdings of Olds instruments, which previously included twenty-two trombones, fourteen cornets and trumpets, a horn, and a sousaphone, was increased to 160 representative examples.Īn additional thirty-one trumpets and cornets by other makers are also represented in the Ruskin Collection, including instruments by Bach, Benge, Besson, Buescher, Courtois, Distin, Getzen, Higham, Jay, Marbeau, Pepper, Reynolds, Rexcraft, Wagner, and H.
According to Olds researcher and noted brass instrument restorer/maker, Robb Stewart (Arcadia, California), Ruskins' collection "was probably the most complete collection of Olds brasses in private hands." The author of two books concerning project management, Ruskin also published more than 35 papers in the fields of engineering and management.Īs an amateur trumpet player and collector, Ruskin systematically assembled a collection of 122 cornets, trumpets, and flugelhorns representing virtually every model made by F.
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in engineering from the University of Michigan, was a registered professional engineer and Professor of Engineering at Harvey Mudd College, Claremont, California (1963-1973), prior to co-founding the influential Claremont Consulting Group. An inventory of the collection can be found below.Īrnold ("Arnie") M. Olds of Los Angeles and Fullerton, California, was donated to the NMM in the fall of 2008 by the collector's widow, Nancy, of La Cañada, California. The Arnold Ruskin Collection, consisting of 153 outstanding trumpets, cornets, and flugelhorns assembled to document the models produced by F.
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