Johnson was known for his virtuosity as a performer on the Kent bugle. It was a bugle with keys, much like the modern saxophone, instead of valves, like a trumpet or cornet. The first patent on a keyed bugle was registered in London in 1810, and the instrument was introduced in the United States the following year. This instrument, dating from Johnson's lifetime, is similar to the bugle that Johnson would have played.
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Kent Bugle
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Silver and nickel
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1830s
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Carl Busch Papers and Music Instrument Collection, Sousa Archives and Center for American Music, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.
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