Original U.S. WWI 1917 dated Military Bugle by Wurlitzer with Chicago Depot Markings Antique Winchesters and the reverse reads R

and the reverse reads R

Top cover is marked:

Overall Length: 45"

but pigeons were still used throughout World War II as supplemental and emergency means of communication

Original U.S. WWI 1917 dated Military Bugle by Wurlitzer with Chicago Depot Markings Antique Winchesters and the reverse reads ROriginal Item: Only One Available. The Rudolph Wurlitzer Company, usually referred to as simply Wurlitzer, is an American company started in Cincinnati in 1853 by German immigrant (Franz) Rudolph Wurlitzer. The company initially imported stringed, woodwind and brass instruments from Germany for resale in the United States. Wurlitzer enjoyed initial success, largely due to defense contracts to provide musical instruments to the U. S. military during