Tuning Fork and Resonator
Rudolph Koenig, Paris, France, German, 1832 - 1901
about 1875
Steel fork in wooden, bell-shaped mount which screws into pine resonator box (open at one end). Box stamped "RUDOLPH KOENIG A PARIS" and "UT4." Fork marked: Ut4, RK, with frequency number scratched off. Marked "17 and "2" in marker. Pictured with Mallet (Tf038b).
Overall: 9 3/4 in. (24.8 cm)
Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth: Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College
2002.1.34035
Geography
Place Made: France, Europe
Period
19th century
Object Name
Scientific Instrument
Research Area
Scientific Instrument
Scientific Instrument: Acoustics
Not on view
Provenance
Source unknown; catalogued into the Allen King Collection of Scientific Instruments, 2002.
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