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Terms
- Pitch Pipes
- Wood
- Mahogany
- Pine
Dimensions17.77 × 7.61 × 17.77 cm (7 × 3 × 7 in.)
Credit LineGift of Miss Mildred Kennedy (1950)
Object numberPER1195.0001
DescriptionPine, mahogany (?). Small wood pipe. Pipe itself is constructed of four thin pieces of pine, apparently glued together to form a hollow rectangular pipe. Inserted in one end is mahogany mouthpiece, carved from square shape where inserted to thin round shape at tip. Top piece of pipe is shorter than rest, and carved down to form sharp edge. Small pieces of mahogany just behind this forces air from mouthpiece over edge. Paper tag glued to top piece of pipe, with printed letter "F". Small saw cut in end of bottom piece of pipe.
Object number: PER0801
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