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Metal Tuning fork

Key details

Object number
3.8522
Date
1760 to 1780
On display
Yes

Description

Tuning fork reportedly used at Kirkoswald school during Robert Burns's attendance.

Robert’s tutor John Murdoch recalled, ‘Robert’s ear, in particular, was remarkably dull, and his voice untunable’.

Object information

Material

Measurements

  • Depth: 1(cm)
  • Height: 12.5(cm)
  • Width: 1.5(cm)

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