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Porta cello

Alternate name(s)
  • Cello
  • Violoncello
Date1967 ca.
Place MadeEngland, Europe
Place DistributedSt. Louis, Missouri, United States, North America
ModelPorta cello
Serial No.3992
SignedPrinted on paper label: Karl Knilling / PORTA CELLO / EXCLUSIVE U. S. DISTRIBUTORS / ST. LOUIS MUSIC SUPPLY CO., INC. / 3711, WEST PINE BOULEVARD / ST. LOUIS, MISSOURI, 63108 / MADE IN ENGLANDMarkingsnoneDescriptionFoldable, portable cello constructed from plywood.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02542
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