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Oboe

Oboe of ebony, with nickel alloy keys, upper joint thumbplate system, lower joint Boehm system, and nickel alloy ferrules and thumbrest.

  • Date:
    c.1880
  • Maker:
    John Sharpe
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Inventory number:
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  • Place of production:
    UK, England, Leeds, Pudsey
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  • Materials:Ebony;Wood;Plant;Nickel;Alloy;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:J. SHARPE PUDSEY NR. LEEDS [on ferrule above bell] HIGHAM [on thumbrest]
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 568 mm Max Diam [bell] = 47 mm