Military fife by Q. [see research field below] Cecconi, Portsmouth. 1 key.

Collection type: Object
Description: Military fife by Q. [see research field below] Cecconi, Portsmouth. 1 key.
Long description: Standard military fife made of dark wood with 'German silver' ferules and a single brass key. The key is cracked by its touch and above the pin.[HLR 30/08/2006]
Geographical reference: United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Europe > Northern Europe > United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland; England Hampshire Portsmouth
Cultural groups: English
Person: Maker Q. Cecconi; Field collector Unknown Collector; PRM source Henry Edward Abrams
Date / Period: Date made: Before 1903
Date collected: By 1903
Acquisition information: Purchased: 1903
Materials and processes: Material Wood Plant, Material Brass Metal, Material White Metal, Process Perforated, Process Turned
Dimensions: Diameter: max 26 mm, Length: max 390 mm
Object numbers: Accession number: 1903.63.2
Research and responses: Nothing is known of this fife maker except it seems likely that he is the person listed in the 1901 census as Q. Cecconi, aged 62 born in Malta [British subject] and living in Portsmouth, a musical instrument maker. Because I could not access the complete census record I do not know what the Q stands for [Alison Petch [as part of 'The Other Within' project 2006-9] 25/04/2007]