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Violin kit bow

Violin kit bow with open ivory frog.

  • Date:
    c.1840
  • Maker:
    Tubbs, James [Person]
    Tubbs, Thomas [Person]
  • Collection:
    Ashmolean Museum
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  • Place of production:
    England
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  • Materials:wood, ivory, horsehair
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  • Repository:Ashmolean Museum
  • Measurements:483 mm bow overall length; 162 mm bow balance point length; 390 mm bow hair length; 39 g bow weight; 22.5 mm head length; 21.5 mm head height; 10.1 mm head width; 8 mm head hair width; 42.2 mm frog length; 19.3 mm frog height; 11.6 mm frog width; 9 mm frog hair width; 12.6 mm adjuster length