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Flute

Rosewood; white metal mounts: eight white metal keys (arranged for a left handed player) mounted in turned blocks; the foot keys of plug type and the rest with "saltspoon" covers.

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  • Inscriptions:On head socket and left hand section: "TOWNSEND / [lyre mark] / WALLIS / 6 UNION ST. BORO' / LONDON"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 667mm