Kratt Master Key Chromatic Pitch Pipe
name: label: maker
content: Wm. Kratt Co.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This pitch pipe was made by William Kratt Company in Union, New Jersey, undetermined date. It is a Master Key Chromatic Pitch pitch pipe, with 12 single holes and 12 reeds. This pitch pipe is circular shaped, made of a black plastic comb with a metal cover attached with a screw and nut. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The pitch pipe is stamped:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>MASTER KEY<br>CHROMATIC PITCH INSTR.</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
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content: <p>U.S. PATENT NOS 1538336 – 1796795</p>
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content: <p>(the boxed is marked):</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>THE<br>MASTER KEY<br>13 KEYS<br>CHROMATIC PITCH<br>INSTRUMENTS<br>A-440<br>PAT.NOS 1538336 – 1796795<br>MADE IN U.S.A.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This pitch pipe features the following patents:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>U.S. Patent #1538336, dated May 19, 1925 by William Kratt for a pitch pipe.<br>U. S. Patent #1796795A, dated April 14, 1928 by William Kratt for a pitch pipe.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Union
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Harmonicas
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Peter Kassan Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0783.578
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.578
objectType: label: Object Name
content: pitch pipe
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: pitch pipe: 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 1.27 cm x 6.35 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in x 2 3/4 in; 1.905 cm x 6.985 cm x 6.985 cm