Edward V. Powell Fipple-Blown Flute
- Description (Brief)
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This flute was made by Edward V. Powell in Scarsdale, New York around 1943 to 1951. It is a fipple-blown flute made of ebony with silver ferrules, keys, and mouthpiece. This flute is marked:
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E. V. POWELL [/] "CHROMETTE" [/] TRADEMARK U.S.PAT.2330379
- Edward V. Powell received United States Patent #2,330,379, on September 28, 1943 for a “recorder” type instrument with keys to facilitate the playing of a chromatic scale of a range exceeding one to two octaves.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1943-1951
- maker
- Powell, E.V.
- Powell, Edward V.
- Physical Description
- ebony (overall material)
- silver (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 13 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 33.655 cm x 3.175 cm
- overall: 13 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 33.655 cm x 3.175 cm x 3.175 cm
- ID Number
- 1985.0016.14
- accession number
- 1985.0016
- catalog number
- 1985.0016.14
- patent number
- 2,330,379
- Credit Line
- Gift of James M. Swain
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Flutes
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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