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Fife, C [B-flat]
Date1819-1842 ca.
Place MadeCalais, Vermont, United States, North America
Serial No.None
SignedStamped: MA (very faint; illegible)DescriptionOne-piece body of light-colored wood, with short, seamed brass ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell at embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Round embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 385mm
Acoustical length: 310mm
Maximum swell diameter: 18.6mm
Bore: 10mm
ProvenanceAccording to the donor, this fife was purchased from the old Dobbin House Museum that was in business during the 1960’s, where most of the collection was items that the residences of Gettysburg picked up after the battle.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/perry-marsh/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15087
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1800-1900 ca.
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1800-1900 ca.
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1800-1900 ca.
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