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Glockenspiel

Glockenspiel

Alternate name:Orchestral bells
Date: 1936 ca.
Place Made:Chicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Model: Special No.31
Serial No: none
SignedOn lowest A bar: J. C. DEAGAN INC. / CHICAGO / MADE IN U.S.A. / A=440
On case exterior: DEAGAN
On lowest G bar: DEAGAN SPECIAL/ NO. 31
Decal applied to interior of top lid: MADE IN U.S.A. / DEAGAN PATENTS / PAT'D IN FOREIGN COUNTRIES / [list of patents, ranging from August 6, 1889 through July 7, 1936] / PATS. PENDING / J. C. DEAGAN. INC. / CHICAGO. U.S.A.
MarkingsAll bars of note indications.
DescriptionOctaves and Range: 2.5 octaves (G4 to C7) chromatic
Pitch: A=440
DimensionsLength: 24-1/2 in (622 mm)
Width (max. to min.): 19-3/4 in to 10 in (502 mm to 254 mm)

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 03756