Beaters: glockenspiel; pair.

Photo by Rachel Travers © The University of Edinburgh

Beaters

Possibly second half of the 19th century

Technical description: Pair of cane sticks with wooden heads (possibly lignum vitae heads). Total mass 14g; head mass 11g (79%).

General usage of type: glockenspiel; could also be used for a suspended cymbal.

R. Parks, 15 or 22 May 1999; A. Myers; C.J. Overton, 12.9.98.

lengths 273, 278; head diameters: 19.

Purchased in 1983 with assistance from the Government's Local Museums Purchase Fund and the University's General Council Trust.

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