Fife in C [B-flat], high pitch
Date1839-1841 ca.
Place MadeBuffalo, New York, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped: NICKELS & BADGER / BUFFALO (very faint)MarkingsStamped below signature: C
DescriptionOne-piece body of light-colored wood, with turned, bulbed ivory ferrules. Cylindrical bore. Tapered profile with swell just after embouchure, and fingerholes of uniform size. Large round embouchure hole.
DimensionsOverall length: 398mm
Acoustical length: 296mm
Maximum swell diameter: 19.6mm
Bore: 10mm
ProvenanceDonated by Lynn and Steve Dillon, Woodbridge, New Jersey, 2023.
Published Referenceshttps://fifemuseum.com/nickels-badger/
Credit LineGift of Lynn and Steve Dillon, 2023
Object number15097
On View
Not on view1850-1900 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1850-1950 ca.
1800-1900 ca.