Fiddle - 'Tin Fiddle'
Other name(s):
violin
Collection ID:
L1977.003
Collection:
Social history
Fiddle made from tin with wooden neck. Made by a local blacksmith, James Scarth Foubister, who owned a herring fishing boat and wanted to take a fiddle on board that would not easily get broken.
Physical attributes
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| Material | Tin |
Production
| Originator | Foubister, James Scarth |
| Place | Deerness, Orkney |
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