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Recorder;Voice Flute

Flute with recorder-type head of cocus wood, with six keys and ferrules of nickel alloy. With head, two body and a foot joint. The keys are padded with leather and cork.

  • Date:
    second half 19th century
  • Maker:
    Anonymous
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, London
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  • Materials:Cocus;Wood;Plant;Nickel;Alloy;Metal;Leather;Skin;Animal;Cork
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  • Inscriptions:[crown] IMPROVED PATENT VOICE FLUTE LONDON
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 578 mm Max W = 36 mm