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Issued by:
Atcheson, Topeka and Santa Fe Railroad, American, 1859 - 1996  Search this
Received by:
Leo LaRue, American, 1918 - 2002  Search this
Manufactured by:
J.C. Deagan Company, American  Search this
Medium:
metal and wood
Dimensions:
chimes: 8 1/4 x 12 1/4 x 2 7/8 in. (21 x 31.1 x 7.3 cm)
mallet: 1 x 1 x 8 1/2 in. (2.5 x 2.5 x 21.6 cm)
Type:
chimes
musical instruments
Place used:
Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas, United States, North and Central America
Date:
mid-20th century
Description:
This dinner chime has four gold-colored metal chimes mounted above large brown tubular resonators. The resonators, in conjunction with the chimes, increase in width and depth as the notes progressively deepen in pitch. The four gold chime plates are engraved with the following message (a break in text means the line is on the subsequent chime plate): [Presented to/ Leo LaRue/ AS A MEMENTO FROM HIS MANY FRIENDS/ on the Atchison, Topeka, and Santa Fe]. 2012.93.2 is the included striking mallet, which has more wear than the dinner chime set, but matches it in color and appearance.
Topic:
African American  Search this
Labor  Search this
Social life and customs  Search this
Transportation  Search this
Credit Line:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Ina Mae LaRue
Object number:
2012.93.1-.2
Restrictions & Rights:
No Known Copyright Restrictions
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National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
Classification:
Tools and Equipment
Tools and Equipment
Musical Instruments
Exhibition:
Defending Freedom, Defining Freedom: The Era of Segregation, 1876-1968
On View:
NMAAHC (1400 Constitution Ave NW), National Mall Location, Concourse 2, C 2053
Data Source:
National Museum of African American History and Culture
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/fd54a941876-c7dc-4b9b-b652-41576586319b
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmaahc_2012.93.1-.2