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From left to right in this photograph: WJ0194, WJ0195, WJ0193, WJ0192.
mallet for tuning fork
From left to right in this photograph: WJ0194, WJ0195, WJ0193, WJ0192.

mallet for tuning fork

Datecirca 1900
Inventory NumberWJ0194
ClassificationMallet
Subject
    Owner Department of Psychology, Harvard University founded 1934
    Maker American ?
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions4.6 × 8.5 × 27.3 cm (1 13/16 × 3 3/8 × 10 3/4 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionA mallet for striking a resonator, tuning fork or similar instrument, used for acoustic experiments. Instrument consists of a long wooden shank as a handle supporting a cylindrical mallet head. The mallet head is made of a cylindrical wooden center with two worn and distressed, irregularly shaped ends. A piece of rubber is nailed to each end.

        Signedunsigned
        Curatorial RemarksSimilar to mallet sold in Stoelting catalogue at p. 90.
        FunctionFor striking a tuning fork,for acoustic demonstration and experimentation.

        The mallet may have been used for experiments of sensory perception.
        ProvenanceBrought from the Department of Psychology, Harvard University.
        From left to right in this photograph: WJ0194, WJ0195, WJ0193, WJ0192.
        mallet for tuning fork
        Department of Psychology, Harvard University
        Date: circa 1900
        Object number: WJ0195
        From left to right in this photograph: WJ0194, WJ0195, WJ0193, WJ0192.
        mallet for tuning fork
        Department of Psychology, Harvard University
        Date: circa 1900
        Object number: WJ0193
        From left to right in this photograph: WJ0194, WJ0195, WJ0193, WJ0192.
        mallet for tuning fork
        Department of Psychology, Harvard University
        Date: circa 1900
        Object number: WJ0192
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