overall, each: 1/4 in x 8 3/8 in x 1 1/8 in; .635 cm x 21.2725 cm x 2.8575 cm
Object Name:
dropping stocks
Place Made:
France: Île-de-France, Paris
Date made:
1858-1902
Description:
The eight dropping sticks in this set produce a musical scale when dropped consecutively onto a floor or table. The sticks are numbered 1 through 8. One is stamped “Rudolf Koenig.”
Ref: Rudolph Koenig, <i>Catalogue des Appareils d’Acoustique</i> (Paris, 1865), p. 3.
