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Oboe

Oboe of cocus wood, with nickel alloy keys, simple system, nickel alloy ferrules and bell ring, and nickel alloy thumbrest.

  • Date:
    c.1870
  • Maker:
    Heinrich Friedrich Meyer
  • Collection:
    Bate Collection, Oxford
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  • Place of production:
    Germany, Hannover
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  • Materials:Cocus;Wood;Plant;Nickel;Alloy;Metal
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  • Inscriptions:[crown] H.F. MEYER HANNOVER
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  • Repository:Bate Collection, Oxford
  • Measurements:Max L = 575 mm Max Diam [bell] = 60 mm