Penny Whistle
date: label: date made
content: 1878 - 1882
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This whistle was made by an unknown maker in the United States, about 1878 to 1882. It is made of brass with 6 finger holes.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This fife was sold as a Flageolet Fife.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
setName: label: See more items in
content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
label: See more items in
content: Music & Musical Instruments
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of J. Howard Foote
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.055749
label: accession number
content: 11535
label: catalog number
content: 55749
objectType: label: Object Name
content: penny whistle
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: brass (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: lead or pewter (plug material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 31.2 cm; 12 5/16 in
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 5/16 in x 9/16 in; 31.27375 cm x 1.42875 cm