wooden manometric organ pipe, UT4
Date: mid 19th Century
Inventory Number: 1999-1-0032
Classification: Manometric Flame Apparatus
Maker: Rudolph Koenig (1832 - 1901)
User: Department of Physics, Harvard University ? (founded 1884)
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Dimensions:
34.1 × 6.5 × 9.8 cm (13 7/16 × 2 9/16 × 3 7/8 in.)
Description:
Rectangular organ pipe, made of oak. A disk-shaped device is mounted on the side of the pipe, permitting a visual demonstration of acoustic phenomena.
Stamped on side, "RUDOLPH KOENIG À PARIS," and below the capsule, "UT4." Stamped on pipe, "22-2" and inscribed on an oval label, "20-9-7." These last two refer to Harvard inventory numbers.
Stamped on side, "RUDOLPH KOENIG À PARIS," and below the capsule, "UT4." Stamped on pipe, "22-2" and inscribed on an oval label, "20-9-7." These last two refer to Harvard inventory numbers.
Signedstamped on side: RUDOLPH KOENIG / À PARIS
Inscribedstamped below the capsule: UT4
stamped on pipe: 22-2
inscribed on label: 20-9-7
stamped on pipe: 22-2
inscribed on label: 20-9-7
FunctionAcoustic apparatus; an organ pipe, designed to resonate at a specific pitch when pressurized air passes through it
ProvenanceOval label with numbers of the type found in instruments from the Physics Department, Harvard University.