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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 NumberWJ0195
ClassificationMallet
Subject
    Owner Department of Psychology, Harvard University founded 1934
    Maker American ?
    Cultural Region
      Dimensions2.2 × 5.4 × 31 cm (7/8 × 2 1/8 × 12 3/16 in.)
      Material
        DescriptionA mallet for striking a resonator, tuning fork or similar instrument, used for acoustic experiments. Instrument consists of a long, rectangular wooden shank as a handle which supports a rectangular mallet head with irregularly shaped beveled ends.

        Signedunsigned
        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: WJ0194
        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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