Wooden pitch-pipe, generally used to provide a pitch reference for musicians, formerly owned by Dr William Laidlaw Purves (1842-1917), an aural and ophthalmic specialist, probably English, 1851-1900. Wooden pitch-pipe 1851-1900
Pitch Pipes, 8 free reeds, mounted as two sets of four (G,C,E,G opposed to F,H,D,F) in ivory, either side of nickel plates and tortoiseshell centre plate, intended to mount in the manner of a mouth organ on a male threaded stand, from the Wheatstone Laboratory Collection and Concertina Museum Collection (C506, not labelled) Pitch Pipes
Pitch Pipes, 13 Free Reed Nickel Pipes, (C,C#,D,D#,E,F,F#,G,G#,A,A#,B,C), each pipe labelled at one end with note and the other with the tonic solfa where equivalent exist, and inscribed Eolian Pitch Pipe and John Greaves & Son, in a fitted red leather case (lid two splits), from the Wheatstone Laboratory Collection and Concertina Museum Collection ( Paper label C504 LID, F3 Base) Pitch Pipes
Small reed pitch-pipe made by Estive of Paris, in case, lid missing. Set of 12 small reed pitch pipes by Estive, in case. Small reed pitch-pipe made by Estive of Paris