Invention for Improvement in Dulcimers
Object Details
- unspecified
- U.S. Patent Office
- inventor
- Durand, Ezra
- Description (Brief)
- Durand's improvement in "Dulcimers" was his only patent. He owned a dulcimer shop in Connecticut and offered instructional literature in the use of the instrument.
- ca 1867
- patent date
- 1867-12-31
- ID Number
- MI.332324
- catalog number
- 332324
- accession number
- 94380
- patent number
- 72,824
- Object Name
- dulcimer
- patent model
- Object Type
- Patent Model
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 5.4 cm x 15 cm x 29.5 cm; 2 1/8 in x 5 29/32 in x 11 5/8 in
- place made
- United States: Connecticut, Norwich
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Invention and the Patent Model
- Patent Models
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_606093
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- https://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-4b05-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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