Posted 7 years ago
Julievioli…
(1 item)
About 2-1/2 inches long.
Two pieces
In an envelope of my grandfather's items around 1920
He was not a fisherman nor a farmer.
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Posted 7 years ago
Julievioli…
(1 item)
About 2-1/2 inches long.
Two pieces
In an envelope of my grandfather's items around 1920
He was not a fisherman nor a farmer.
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I think this item has something to do with tuning organs. If you blow in the end it should make a note.
Yep, agree with you, Irishcollector. It's a pitch pipe, for setting the standard pitch or for use when starting a choir.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_pipe
Here is an identical at a museum:
http://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/504314?sortBy=Relevance&what=Pitch&ft=*&offset=0&rpp=20&pos=8