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Small pipes bagpipe

Set of Northumbrian small pipes with a stitched leather bag inside a red baize bag trimmed with red braid, the drones, stocks and chanter of ivory, the latter of the plain open type and attached to the blowpipe is a small keyhole shaped bellows, 18th - early 19th century

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    18th - early 19th century
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    National Museums Scotland
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  • Materials:Leather; Baize; Ivory; Metal; Mahogany; Satinwood
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  • Repository:National Museums Scotland
  • Measurements:Chanter: Length 249; Blowpipe: Length 171; Overall: 235; Overall: 267mm