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Instrument cleaning snake and case belonging to Maxine Sullivan

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An instrument cleaning snake and its container. The cleaning snake (2013.46.29.1.3a) is made of flexible spring wire with a black nylon bristle brush on one end. The plastic case (2013.46.29.13b) for a cleaning snake. The case has a blue base and a clear, hinged lid that snap together at the front. Gold text on the lid reads: [MICRO / CORNET OR TRUMPET CLEANER / NO. 7315]. The number [165] was written in black marker on the left third of the lid.
Format:
2013.46.29.1.3a: Metal And Nylon2013.46.29.1.3b: Plastic
Rights:
Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture
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National Museum of African American History and Culture

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Smithsonian Institution

Keywords

  1. African American
  2. African Americans
  3. Jazz (Music)
  4. Sullivan, Maxine

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