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trombone
trombone

trombone

Object NamePyrex 2-part Trombone
Manufacturer Corning Inc.
Made Fromnon-lead glass
Date1978
Place MadeFrance
Techniquelampworked
Size(a) D(bell): 18.9 cm (b) L: 54.8 cm, W: 14.2 cm, Th(max): 4.3 cm
Accession Number87.3.40
Credit LineGift of Mrs. Campbell Rutledge
Curatorial Area(s)
Not On View
Physical DescriptionColorless non-lead glass; lampworked. (a) Long, S-shaped, tubular construction, with one end flared to large diameter, the other with a thickened mouthpiece; the arms of the "S" linked by rods, two, closely spaced, between the mouthpiece and the first curve; two on the second curve, with another strut incorporating a large, flat disk; (b) long, U-shaped, tubular construction, with two ovoid swellings near the open ends, connected by a single rod.
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