Rockin’ Patent – W. Carter’s “Musical Instrument”
Rockin’ Patent: US Patent No. 477,167 Filed: 19 November 1891 In the name of: William Carter (inventor) Title: Musical Instrument What’s claimed: “A nasalette or musical instrument provided with a nose cap or hood adapted to form a receiver for air blown through the nostrils, a duct for deflecting such air downward from said receiver, and a tubular mouthpiece connected with said duct below and provided with a sounding strip or device for the air expelled from the hood-shaped receiver and through the mouthpiece, substantially as specified”. Why this patent rocks: possibly the first recorded example of a modern nose flute (also known as a nose […]
