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Object name(s):
flageolet; Flageolet
Brief description:
This is a typical Bainbridge single flageolet dating from after 1808. The two keys interlock and were patented by Bainbridge in 1803 and the ivory 'bumps' are spacing studs to help the player find the tone-holes.
Collection:
Torquay Museum
Inscription content:
Patent, Bainbridge inventor, 35 Holborn Hill London Patent
Material:
Ivory, silver, boxwood
Object name:
flageolet; Flageolet
Object number:
V4942
Object production person:
Bainbridge
Reproduction number:
V4942.jpg | V4942-shot1.jpg | V4942-shot2.jpg
Responsible department/section:
Social History

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f2964ce7-075d-3e49-82e1-5437d4c3ec15

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/f2964ce7-075d-3e49-82e1-5437d4c3ec15, Torquay Museum, CC BY-NC

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