EditorialOboe, ca. 1830, Germany, German, Boxwood, ivory, silver, L. 54.6 cm (21 1/2 in.), Aerophone-Reed Vibrated-double reed, Possibly by Johann Adam Heckel (Adorf, Germany 1812?1877 Biebach, Germany), Possibly by August Jehring (German, Adorf 1798?1837 Mainz).