Clarinet, circa 1840
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Samuel Graves Jr. began manufacturing musical instruments in New England in the 1820s. Factory workers used lathes to shape the wood, metal, and ivory components of the woodwind instruments that were his company's mainstay in its early years. Instruments such as fifes, flutes, piccolos, and clarinets were the foundation of military and local bands before newly invented key and valve brass instrument became popular.
Samuel Graves Jr. began manufacturing musical instruments in New England in the 1820s. Factory workers used lathes to shape the wood, metal, and ivory components of the woodwind instruments that were his company's mainstay in its early years. Instruments such as fifes, flutes, piccolos, and clarinets were the foundation of military and local bands before newly invented key and valve brass instrument became popular.
Artifact
Clarinet
Date Made
circa 1840
On Exhibit
at Greenfield Village in Sounds of America Gallery (Foster Memorial)
Object ID
78.51.1
Credit
From the Collections of The Henry Ford.
Material
Brass (Alloy)
Ivory (Tooth component)
Wood (Plant material)
Dimensions
Diameter: 5.118 in (Bore)
Length: 23.386 in
Inscriptions
Graves & Co. / Winchester N.H. Graves & Co. / Winchester N.H.(insignia: eagle on perch [above], lyre [below] [Eagle insignia] / Graves & Co. / Winchester N.H. / B
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