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Object Name
Flute with Case
Object Number
2007-39-7 A-D
Description
A: Flute - dark wood, wider at mouth hole end, flute pulls apart into three pieces - series of holes with brass keys of various sizes down length of body; brass rings at various intervals down flute; makers stamp at one end "C. Peloubet/New York/Factory at/Bloomfield, NJ" B: Case - Elongated oval shaped wooden case covered in red leather; brass lock on front; paper hinge; inside formed to fit flute pieces; top padded with red velvet
Comment
Kept by Margarent Sargent Fisher, grandmother of Thomas Babbitt - possibly used by previous member of family
Category
Tools and Equipment for Materials
Maker
Date Made
mid 19th century
Dimensions
a: 26 1/4" long b: 4 1/2" wide x 12" long
Materials
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