Wiedehopf Recorder Blockflöte in Pouch jewelry The bottom is marked 41

The bottom is marked 41 42

Overall age related discoloration / tarnishing

Just like many of the sheepskin coats

This was basically just meant to enclose a box of matches to make it less crushable in a pocket

Wiedehopf Recorder Blockflöte in Pouch jewelry The bottom is marked 41Nice German wooden recorder in its original pouch. Instruments are not something I know a great deal about as far as dating them goes, but this certainly seems prewar. The cloth pouch shares a lot of similarities with other items from the 1920s 1930s. It seem to be in good working condition although I do not recall my elementary school days well enough to produce a recognizable tune. The mouthpiece has some wear, perhaps gnawed on by some HJ kid. The