Kratt Pitch Pipe: Museum Object and Cultural History
Kratt Pitch Pipe: date made: 1960s. maker: Wm. Kratt Co.. Object Name: pitch pipe.
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This pitch pipe was distributed by William Kratt Co., in New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1960s. It is an A-440 model, with 10 single holes and 10 reeds. This pitch pipe has a red stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The pitch pipe is engraved:
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1960s
- maker: Wm. Kratt Co.
- Object Name: pitch pipe
- Measurements: pitch pipe: 1/2 in x 3 7/16 in x 1 5/16 in; 1.27 cm x 8.73125 cm x 3.33375 cm
- Measurements: box: 7/8 in x 3 11/16 in x 1 9/16 in; 2.2225 cm x 9.36625 cm x 3.96875 cm
- place made: Czechoslovakia
- ID Number: MI.78.06
- accession number: 1978.0524
- catalog number: 78.06
- Credit Line: Gift of Edward Rubin
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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