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Free reed instrument
Free reed metal toy in the form of a natural trumpet with a single coil. The mouthpiece is large in proportion to the body and incorporates a free reed. The tubing of the body is cylindrical until the flared bell. Five small rings are attached along the bottom of the lower yard. The outer four each have a metal pellet bell attached. The central ring is larger and has no bell. A twisted metal wire is wrapped around the first yard and the bellpipe.
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19th century - Maker:
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Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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England - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:412.131 (Individual) free reeds
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- Materials:metal
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:412.131 (Individual) free reeds
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 107 x 50 x 35 mm