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Clapper bell

Place of production:Greens Norton
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Treble viol

Place of production:Scotland
Date of production:1601-1700
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Archlute; lute; theorbo

Place of production:Florence (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Guitar

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Guitar

Place of production:Italy
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Violin

Place of production:Pesaro (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:17th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Archlute

Place of production:Padua
Date of production:1609
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kit

Place of production:Germany
Date of production: circa 1645
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Viols

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1669
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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natural horn

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1699
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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oboe

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1700-1733
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Oboe

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:before 1734
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Cornettino

Place of production:Europe
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Flûte d'amour

Place of production:Europe
Date of production:1700-1900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1700-1750
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle; duct flutes

Place of production:Scotland
Date of production:1700-1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Notched flute; xiao

Place of production:Fujian
Date of production: 1700-1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Violoncello piccolo

Place of production:Western Europe
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Crotal

Place of production:Japan
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Spike fiddle

Place of production:China
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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French flageolet

Place of production:England
Date of production:1700-1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle; duct flute

Place of production:Germany
Date of production:1700-1725
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Pibgorn

Place of production:Wales
Date of production:
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kit

Place of production:Western Europe
Date of production:18th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Gakubiwa; lute

Place of production:Japan
Date of production:18th or 19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Violin

Place of production:Cremona (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:circa 1706
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Clavichord; octave clavichord

Place of production:probably Augsburg
Date of production:first half of the 18th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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spinet

Place of production:
Date of production:1709
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Oboe

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1713-1754
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Viola da gamba

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1713
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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treble recorder

Place of production:
Date of production:1725 - 1737
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Mandolin

Place of production:Genoa (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:1725-1750
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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transverse flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1734-1754
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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English guitar

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:mid 18th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Dulcimer

Place of production:France
Date of production:mid-18th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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lute

Place of production:
Date of production:circa 1740
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Mandolin; mandolino

Place of production:Milan (Timezone: Europe/Rome)
Date of production:second half of the 18th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
Date of production:circa 1760
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
Date of production: circa 1760
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
Date of production:circa 1760
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
Date of production:circa 1760
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:Germany or Denmark
Date of production: circa 1760
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production: circa 1760
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Treble viol

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1756
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1760-1795
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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organ

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1764
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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bassoon

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1765
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Pardessus de viole

Place of production:Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
Date of production: circa 1770
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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transverse flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:late 18th or early 19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Violoncello

Place of production:Surrey, England
Date of production:Late 18th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Aeolian harp

Place of production:UK
Date of production:late 18th or early 19th century
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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tenor trombone

Place of production:Vienna (Timezone: Europe/Vienna)
Date of production:1770
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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English guitar

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1775
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Harp

Place of production:Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
Date of production:1770-1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Harpsichord

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1772
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Glass armonica; crystallophone

Place of production:Karlsruhe (Timezone: Europe/Berlin)
Date of production:circa 1780
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Natural horn

Place of production:Austro-Bohemian
Date of production:1775-1825
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fife

Place of production:
Date of production:1775-1825
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Fife

Place of production:
Date of production:1775-1825
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Oboe

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1775-1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Oboe; tenor oboe; vox humana

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1780
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Oboe

Place of production:Nürnberg (Timezone: Europe/Berlin)
Date of production:1775-1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Serpent

Place of production:England
Date of production: 1775-1880
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Archcittern

Place of production:Paris (Timezone: Europe/Paris)
Date of production:circa 1780
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1777
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bassoon

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1790
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Clarinet

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1798
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Square pianoforte

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1793
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Kamanche; spike fiddle

Place of production:Asia
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Clarinet

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Clarinet

Place of production:Europe
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Piccolo flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Oboe

Place of production:Atherstone (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Cor anglais

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Transverse flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Whistle

Place of production:Staffordshire
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sho; mouth organ

Place of production:Japan
Date of production:circa 1800
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Natural trumpet

Place of production:Augsburg (Timezone: Europe/Berlin)
Date of production:1796
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Guitar

Place of production:Málaga (Timezone: Europe/Madrid)
Date of production:1797
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Square piano

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:1799
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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bagpipe

Place of production:Scotland, UK, British Isles, Western Europe, Europe
Date of production:1800-1900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bagpipe; Northumbrian pipes

Place of production:Northumbria, England, UK, British Isles, Western Europe, Europe
Date of production:circa 1805
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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dulcimer

Place of production:
Date of production:before 1883
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Goblet drum; darabukka

Place of production:
Date of production:1800-1900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Oboe; rgya-gling

Place of production:
Date of production:before 1886
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Alboka; hornpipe

Place of production:
Date of production:1800-1898
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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ippake-ni; deer call

Place of production:Hokkaido
Date of production: before 1910
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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bagpipe

Place of production:UK
Date of production:1800-1900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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musical bow

Place of production:South Africa
Date of production:before 1911
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Double clarinet

Place of production:Sarawak
Date of production:before 1900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Obah

Place of production:West Africa
Date of production:before 1912
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sheng

Place of production:China
Date of production:before 1912
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Crotals

Place of production:Kenya
Date of production:before 1913
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Humming top

Place of production:Java
Date of production:before 1914
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Sarangi

Place of production:North India
Date of production:before 1914
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Conical drum

Place of production:Nias (island)
Date of production:before 1914
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Serpent

Place of production:Western Europe
Date of production: 1800-1825
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Piccolo flute

Place of production:London (Timezone: Europe/London)
Date of production:circa 1800-1810
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Bin

Place of production:Patna (Timezone: Asia/Kolkata)
Date of production:before 1856
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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Dung-chen; trumpet

Place of production:Tibet
Date of production:1800-1900
Collection:Horniman Museum and Gardens

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