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French flageolet

Black lacquered wood; white metal mounts; bone mouthpiece: five white metal keys mounted three on pillars and two in a saddle: four finger holes and two thumb holes of nearly uniform size; one thumb hole bushed with metal.

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  • Inscriptions:On windcap: "EXPOSITION UNIVERSELLE DE PARIS / (illegible) / MÉDAILLE D'OR / anchor mark in oval with CG / 94 RUE D' ANGOULÈME / Couesnon & Cie / PARIS"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Overall length: 392mm ; sounding length: 167 mm.