Flageolet

Description
This is a typical Bainbridge single flageolet dating from after 1808. The two keys interlock and were patented by Bainbridge in 1803 and the ivory 'bumps' are spacing studs to help the player find the tone-holes.
Accession Loan No.
V4942
Collection Class
Social History
Common Name
flageolet
Simple Name
flageolet
Full Name
Flageolet
Production Person Surname
Bainbridge
Production Year Low
1800
Production Year High
1899
Material
Ivory, silver, boxwood
Inscription / Transcription
Patent, Bainbridge inventor, 35 Holborn Hill London Patent

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