This mouthpiece is in excellent condition– Very shinny and clean– Looks and plays very nicely– Cork is like new- The B45 logo is visible but some is worn. List your items fast and easy and manage your active items. But not to be the centerpiece of anyone's collection. Neither maker was particularly prolific, though both are represented in major collections. But will make an interesting wall-hanger with the addition of a mouthpiece and ivory rings, and perhaps a careful bleaching of the stained section. This instrument will never be a museum piece. 1848-1865, also from New York) is responsible for the darker-colored section nearest the bell. Who worked in New York from 1828 to 1857, made the light-colored 4 sections of the clarinet in Photo 1, and Firth, Pond& Co. more assembled a complete clarinet less a mouthpiece and two ivory rings. Up for auction today we have portions of two pre-1850 American clarinets- unfortunately not a complete instrument by either maker.