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Tuning bar

Date1920-1940 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on bar: J. C. DEAGAN INC. / CHICAGO / MADE IN U. S. A.
MarkingsStamped on bar: A = 440 / VIBRATIONS / GUARANTEED OFFICIAL PITCH A. F. OF M. 1917 / ADOPTED BY U. S. GOV’T. 1920

Labels on back: Vibrations guaranteed as indicated on bar at 70° Fahrenheit. Best results are obtained when sounded in a hanging vertical position. J. C. Deagan, Inc. F105 M2K336 Chicago, U.S.A.

Another label on back lists numerous patents

Written in ink on label with patents: L. M. Durham = Elgin Nebr 1940 TOP $750
DescriptionStamped on bar: A = 440 / VIBRATIONS / GUARANTEED OFFICIAL PITCH A. F. OF M. 1917 / ADOPTED BY U. S. GOV’T. 1920
DimensionsLength: 11-1/4 in (286 mm)
Width: 3 in (76 mm)

ProvenanceOriginally belonged to Lysle M. Durham, O’Neil, Nebraska.
Arne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04997
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