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Bamboo flute/recorder made during 1926 Strike
Flute/recorder manufactured out of bamboo furniture leg. Painted brown to imitate wood and has painted, and paper flowers applied to it. Cork block inserted at blowing end. It was made during the 1926 General Strike by Mr John Sherborn, a coal miner employed at Blaina. A small musical band was formed that played music on street corners to raise money for their families.
Collection Area
Industry
Item Number
2008.31/1
Acquisition
Donation, 18/3/2008
Measurements
Length
(mm): 536
Width
(mm): 38
Height
(mm): 39
Weight
(g): 226.3
Techniques
hand made
Material
bamboo
cork
paper
paint
varnish
Location
National Waterfront Museum : Coal Case 07
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