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Object Name
Fife
Object Number
2011-01-2
Description
Small thin wooden fife. Brass cap on each end with incised line design. Mouth hole at one end and six finger holes at opposte end. "Catlin" impressed into wood underneath mouth hole.
Comment
This fife descended through the Gridley family of Harwinton, CT. The family had always called it a "Revolutionary War fife" but knew nothing more about it.
Category
Tools and Equipment for Communication
Date Made
ca. 1770
Dimensions
14 3/4" long x 5/8" diameter
Materials
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