Schlosser 1-Keyed Flageolet
date: label: Date made
content: 1878 - 1880
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This flageolet was made by Schlosser in Germany, around 1878 to 1880, and sold by the J. Howard Foote Company in New York and Chicago. It is a 1-keyed flageolet made of maple with an ivory beak and a brass key. There are 7 fingerholes and 1 thumbhole. This flageolet is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>SCHLOSSER</p>
label: Description
content: <p>John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This make and style of flageolet is listed in the accession paperwork as item #5421. </p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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.055635
label: accession number
content: 11535
label: catalog number
content: 55635
objectType: label: Object Name
content: flageolet
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: maple (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: brass (key material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15 in x 1 1/8 in; 38.1 cm x 2.8575 cm