Antique Ukelin

Object/Artifact

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Railway Village Museum

Antique ukelin: 2023.1.259.

Antique ukelin: 2023.1.259.

Name/Title

Antique Ukelin

Entry/Object ID

2023.1.259

Description

An antique ukelin with no manufacturer labels or inscriptions. It is very large and extremely heavy. Ukelins are a combination of the violin and ukulele. They became popular in the 1920s and lost popularity before the 1970s.

Acquisition

Accession

2023.1

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Label

Location

On the top of the ukelin.

Notes

There are labels along the top of the ukelin that have numbers on them. Some of them are too faded to read.

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Ukelin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Instrument, Stringed

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Musical Instruments

Nomenclature Class

Musical T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Height, width, and length of the ukelin.

Height

7-1/2 in

Width

20-5/16 in

Length

63-1/2 in

Material

Wood, Metal