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Xylorimba

Date1916 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model730
Serial No.none
SignedOn lowest C bar: DEAGAN / NO. 730 / XYLORIMBA PATENTED / FEB. 9-1915 / FEB. 29-1916 / DEC. 5-1916
On lowest C-sharp bar: PATENTED / DEC. 15-1903 / JUNE 9-1908 / JULY 21-1914 / FEB. 2-1915
On lowest A bar: J.C. DEAGAN, INC. / CHICAGO / MADE IN U.S.A A=440
On metal part of frame: J.C. DEAGAN / INC. / CHICAGO / PATENTED
MarkingsOn resonator frame: PATENTED / …14 /…15 /…16 730
In a box on wooden frame:
List of patents from AUG. 6-1889 through MAY 5-1925
Note names are printed on the front of all the tone bars
DescriptionRosewood bars. Metal resonators.
DimensionsLength: 44-1/2 in (1130 mm)
Width (max. to min.): 15-1/4 in to 6-3/4 in (387 mm to 171 mm)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02964
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