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Penny whistle
Clarke tin whistle, duct flute, in C. The block is of wood. The body is made from sheet metal with a dorsal seam, painted in gold on a black ground. It has a conical bore and six fingerholes. The foot is damaged.
- Date:
1950-1975 - Maker:
Clarke Tinwhistle Company - Collection:
Horniman Museum and Gardens - Inventory number:
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Tonbridge (Timezone: Europe/London) - Hornbostel-Sachs classification:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
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- Materials:wood, metal
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- Hornbostel-Sachs category:421.221.12 Open flutes with internal duct with fingerholes
- Repository:Horniman Museum and Gardens
- Measurements:overall: 125 mm x 18 mm x 14 mm