Handmade glass harmonica, consisting of two rows of sherry, wine, champagne and cocktail glasses, with their stems removed, that have been drilled throught the centre and mounted onto shafts in order of size. The glasses are etched in a vine pattern. The shafts consist of a metal towell rail. Rubber, plastic and cork spaces are employed to keep individual glasses in correct position on the rods. The shafts are secured to the wooden base by six metal brackets. The rods are able to rotate on their brackets. The rotation is achieved by turning a drive pulley mounted on a central upright shaft. The drive pulley, which is a motor car window winder, drives a rubber belt. The wooden base has 3.8cm square mirrors adhered to the top and is held 5cm off the table by means of six metal legs made of coat hooks.
Department:
History DepartmentCollection
History Collection
Collection Item Data
| Accession Number: | H1994.13 |
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| Accession Date: | 27 Jan 1994 |
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| Credit: | Roy Menzel |
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Material
| Synthetic Polymer/Synthetic/Polymer |
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| glue/Adhesive/Unclassified |
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Measurement
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