![Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814 – 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He Stock Photo - Alamy Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814 – 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/WTCH75/antoine-joseph-adolphe-sax-1814-1894-was-a-belgian-inventor-and-musician-who-created-the-saxophone-in-the-early-1840s-patenting-it-in-1846-he-WTCH75.jpg)
Antoine-Joseph "Adolphe" Sax (1814 – 1894) was a Belgian inventor and musician who created the saxophone in the early 1840s, patenting it in 1846. He Stock Photo - Alamy
![Tenor valve trombone. Culture: French. Dimensions: 29 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (75 × 68 × 21.3 cm). Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 - Album alb3637143 Tenor valve trombone. Culture: French. Dimensions: 29 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (75 × 68 × 21.3 cm). Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 - Album alb3637143](https://www.album-online.com/photos/prev/NzdiNDdmMA/album_alb3637143.jpg)
Tenor valve trombone. Culture: French. Dimensions: 29 1/2 × 26 3/4 × 8 3/8 in. (75 × 68 × 21.3 cm). Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 - Album alb3637143
![Musical instruments in the museum / birthplace of Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy Musical instruments in the museum / birthplace of Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/C85NK3/musical-instruments-in-the-museum-birthplace-of-adolphe-sax-belgian-C85NK3.jpg)
Musical instruments in the museum / birthplace of Adolphe Sax, Belgian inventor of the saxophone, Dinant, Belgium Stock Photo - Alamy
Possibly by Charles Joseph Sax | Tenor (Alto) Ophicleide in E-flat | Belgian | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax | Soprano ophicleide in B-flat | French | The Metropolitan Museum of Art
![Soprano ophicleide in B-flat. Culture: French. Dimensions: 25 11/16 × 6 13/16 × 11 1/2 in. (65.2 × 17.3 × 29.2 cm). Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris). Soprano ophicleide in B-flat. Culture: French. Dimensions: 25 11/16 × 6 13/16 × 11 1/2 in. (65.2 × 17.3 × 29.2 cm). Maker: Adolphe (Antoine Joseph) Sax (Belgian, Dinant, Belgium 1814-1894 Paris).](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/PB509R/soprano-ophicleide-in-b-flat-culture-french-dimensions-25-1116-6-1316-11-12-in-652-173-292-cm-maker-adolphe-antoine-joseph-sax-belgian-dinant-belgium-1814-1894-paris-date-mid-19th-century-the-ophicleide-is-a-low-brass-instument-that-was-used-in-bands-and-orchestras-during-the-nineteenth-century-it-was-replaced-by-the-tuba-in-seeking-to-create-a-loud-low-woodwind-instrument-adolphe-sax-experimented-with-placing-a-bass-clarinet-mouthpiece-on-an-ophicleide-this-idea-spawned-the-first-saxophone-museum-metropolitan-museum-of-art-new-york-usa-PB509R.jpg)