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small type of marimba: six-note model; white-metal bars, with bronze resonators, labelled Bb, Eb, C, Bb, Eb, G; mounted in imitation bamboo wooden frame; length 615, height 310

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  • Period:early 20th century
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  • Inscriptions:stamped: Plant & Perry's Patent No. 5320, sole licensee W.F. Needham
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  • Repository:Royal Northern College of Music