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'Clariona'
automatic free-reed instrument in which a crank simultaneously operates the bellows and a strip of perforated cardboard which acts on the 'paper-as-valve' principle; operating instructions are mounted inside the lid. Dimensions 300 x 250, height 335
- Date:
late 19th century - Maker:
Gally - Collection:
Royal Northern College of Music - Inventory number:
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New York City (Timezone: America/New_York)
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- Period:late 19th century
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- Inscriptions:label: THE REED-PIPE / CLARIONA / Wholesale Depot / ... NEW YORK CITY / MERRITT GALLY ...; US Patent 7 1 1878: GB Patent 11 vii 1882|printed operating instructions inside the lid
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- Repository:Royal Northern College of Music