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Request for help identifying E flat (?) clarinet

Author: RainbowDash
Date: 2021-04-02 01:01

Hi folks
I’m sure you get a lot of these posts - so I hope this is the right place for it.
I have inherited a clarinet from my grandfather and I’m struggling to identify it.
My grandfather was born in England in 1922 and we believe he used the clarinet as part of a military cadet marching band as a boy in the 30s before signing up to serve in WW2 aged 16.
My grandmother always referred to it as an E flat clarinet. It’s in 2 parts and has a an unusual case (I’ve done a lot of googling and haven’t found anything like it) that looks like it would have a strap or be secured to a waist belt.
Inside the lid/flap of the case is Boosey and Hawkes, 295 Regent Street, London, W.
The clarinet itself has the following markings: Boosey and Co ltd, makers, London, 26051.
I play flute myself and don’t really know my way around clarinets! So any advice on identifying whether it is an E flat would be gratefully received. I’m also struggling to date it because the markings are Boosey & Co not Boosey and Hawkes. I have added some photos.
Grateful thanks in advance :-)

Post Edited (2021-04-02 01:08)

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