Beaters: dulcimer or 4-row xylophone; pair.

Photo by Rachel Travers © The University of Edinburgh

Beaters

Probably first half of the 20th century

Technical description: Wood; spoon-shaped heads; spatula-shaped handles. Total mass 17g; head mass 12g (71%).

R. Parks, 15 or 22 May 1999; A. Myers.

lengths 232; 233.

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

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