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from the information I have gathered on an old Besson I have it looks like yours would be 1892-1894. while I am not an expert, these are published on several sites available on line. My reference in this estimate was available on musictrader.com Hope this helps you. Mike
1915
According to B & H serial number listing your cornet was made late 1955, or early 1956. Cheers.
Between 1900 and 1919. Likely to be closer to 1916 based on the other surviving examples.
1978
if you go onto wikipeadia there is a full list of serial numbers in make order telling you the years of make
The difference between different numbered cornet mouthpieces is the size of the mouthpiece. The higher the number on the mouthpiece the smaller the mouthpiece.
It was manufactured in 1944.
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Manufactured in 1930.
Manufactured in 1975.