Blued steel tuning fork

Germany

early 20th c.

Not on view

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Title: Blued steel tuning fork
Date: early 20th c.
Culture: Germany
Medium: blued steel
Classification: Musical instruments
Credit Line: Purchase, Amati Gifts, 2022
Object Number: 2022.169.11
Curatorial Department: Musical Instruments

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