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Porteous wind instrument
Three open pipes attached to a "Porteous top" (circular mouthpiece cap/top that screws onto the three tubes welded together). Golden painted brass. One ring for strap handle or lanyard. One of the pipes has a finger- or vent-hole on the bottom.
- Date:
1845–60 - Maker:
Porteous, Richard - Collection:
Gloucester Life - Inventory number:
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London (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.111.11 Open single end-blown flutes without fingerholes
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.111.11 Open single end-blown flutes without fingerholes
- Repository:Gloucester Life
- Measurements:Height: 98mm; Diameter of cap: 42mm