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Flute

Rosewood; silver mounts and keywork on pillars, employing rod-axles and needle springs. Ward's own system: the mouth hole nearly square: tuning by movable stopper and dial plate with numbers corresponding to those on the tuning slide. Foot keys operated by LTh through traction rods; body and foot integral. This model was patented in 1842.

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  • Inscriptions:On head: "CORNELIUS WARD / PATENTEE"
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  • Repository:Royal College of Music Museum
  • Measurements:Length: 661mm