Musical Instrument Museum - MIM - Although best known today as the inventor of the saxophone, Adolphe Sax (1814–1894) also developed the saxhorn family of brasswind instruments. Saxophones, which are woodwinds, and
![Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime](https://www.davidduggleby.com/files/images/auctions/GUID/40da4fef-e2ac-4f21-ab3b-5b57ffdf2d5e.jpg)
Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime
![Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime](https://www.davidduggleby.com/files/images/auctions/GUID/feab0ccf-0358-4213-a2c7-96343d08128a.jpg)
Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime
![Adolphe Sax, his Saxhorn and the People Who Made It Popular During The War Between The States - HarmoniousMusic.com Adolphe Sax, his Saxhorn and the People Who Made It Popular During The War Between The States - HarmoniousMusic.com](https://harmoniousmusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/05/adolphe-sax-illustration-410x375.jpg)
Adolphe Sax, his Saxhorn and the People Who Made It Popular During The War Between The States - HarmoniousMusic.com
![Saxophone Sculpture Graces the Bridge Over the Meuse River, Pont Charles De Gaulle, Dinant, Belgium Editorial Stock Photo - Image of gothic, dinant: 228787513 Saxophone Sculpture Graces the Bridge Over the Meuse River, Pont Charles De Gaulle, Dinant, Belgium Editorial Stock Photo - Image of gothic, dinant: 228787513](https://thumbs.dreamstime.com/b/golden-saxophone-sculpture-memory-adolphe-sax-dinant-hometown-inventor-saxophones-installed-near-maison-den-memorial-156579401.jpg)
Saxophone Sculpture Graces the Bridge Over the Meuse River, Pont Charles De Gaulle, Dinant, Belgium Editorial Stock Photo - Image of gothic, dinant: 228787513
![Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime](https://www.davidduggleby.com/files/images/auctions/GUID/1ce3017a-d25b-49e0-bc73-0323a1ef6d40.jpg)
Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime
![Bridge across Meuse river in Dinant, Belgium. The bridge is decorated with sculptures of saxophones, because the inventor Adolphe Sax was from Dinant Stock Photo - Alamy Bridge across Meuse river in Dinant, Belgium. The bridge is decorated with sculptures of saxophones, because the inventor Adolphe Sax was from Dinant Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2B8D636/bridge-across-meuse-river-in-dinant-belgium-the-bridge-is-decorated-with-sculptures-of-saxophones-because-the-inventor-adolphe-sax-was-from-dinant-2B8D636.jpg)
Bridge across Meuse river in Dinant, Belgium. The bridge is decorated with sculptures of saxophones, because the inventor Adolphe Sax was from Dinant Stock Photo - Alamy
![Manufacture of Adolphe (Adolph) Sax, inventor of the Saxophone (1814-1894). Engraving in “The Illustrious Universe” from 1867. Manufacture of Adolphe (Adolph) Sax, inventor of the Saxophone (1814-1894). Engraving in “The Illustrious Universe” from 1867.](https://www.meisterdrucke.ie/kunstwerke/1200w/Unknown_Artist_-_Manufacture_of_Adolphe_(Adolph)_Sax_inventor_of_the_Saxophone_(1814-1894)_Engrav_-_(MeisterDrucke-931816).jpg)
Manufacture of Adolphe (Adolph) Sax, inventor of the Saxophone (1814-1894). Engraving in “The Illustrious Universe” from 1867.
![Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime Brass tenor saxophone by Adolphe SAX, 84 Rue Myrha, Paris, No.938 serial number 12097, H75cm excluding crook; in hard carrying case bearing plaque for Henri Selmer - Musical & Scientific Instruments, Cameras & Maritime](https://www.davidduggleby.com/files/images/auctions/GUID/09088a26-778d-4aa7-a929-d562f6e37ea1.jpg)