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Walking stick flute. Index card reads: Walking stick flute. Anonymous. Sale 1893. One wooden key,mounted on pivot driven through body. Movable thread-lapped wooden stopper. Bamboo; one brass mount and ferrule. Conjectural date early 19th century. Put key in working order if possible. Crack in middle joint might be made good. Not really playable.
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