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Ratchet.

Technical description: Large swung iron frame with single tongue; cog fixed to cranked handle. Cranking handle has been home-made and added to original wooden octagonal handle, to allow more accurate performance in music.

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  • Hornbostel-Sachs category:112.24 Scraped wheels or cog rattles
  • Repository:University of Edinburgh
  • Measurements:290 × 270 × 65.