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The
original clavichord in Samaddarer Chabi. The panel on the left slid open following a patterned harmony and revealed concealed
money. This was probably one of Feluda’s most intense deduction cases. The original classical melochord as designed
by Harold Bode was larger and with a foot pedal. The instrument described in the adventure was more likely to be a clavichord
rather than a melochord
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The old Hupmobile in Ghurghutiyar
Ghotona. This car dates back to the 1920s as Hupmobile, an American company stopped making convertibles from 1930s
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One of the books offered to Feluda if he could successfully crack the code in Ghurghutiyar Ghotona. He later
declined the offer. The original book was in French. Goboriau created Mn. Lecoq after Inspector Vidocq and predated Holmes
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39039820 – the old safe with a combination dial in Ghurghutiyar Ghotona manufactured by Herman
and Co, San
Francisco
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The
tomb of Thomas Godwin, late of the Nawab of Lucknow’s court and in possession of a very valuable object as described
in Gorasthane Shabdhan
Thomas
Godwin’s ivory casket languishing with his descendant in Ripon Street in Gorasthane Shabdhan and containing
a priceless diary
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Godwin’s silver snuff box which was stolen by Marcus for their
seance. Feluda stole it along with the ivory casket.
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The
Perigal Repeater made by Francis Perigal, His Majesty the King’s official watch maker. The Perigal family emigrated
to England
with many others in the 17th century following Huguenot persecution in France and became watch and clock makers by their own right. This watch was a repeater
which was originally built to know the time in darkness when a mechanism ‘repeated’ the hour in chimes. Solid gold mount, circa 1784
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Golakdham
– a very old country estate in Ballyganj in Calcutta, as mentioned in Golakdham Rohosshyo
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‘Shobdobhedi’
– the ivory walking stick with which blind Nihar Dutta killed his victim for revenge by following the latter’s
snoring in Golakdham Rohosshyo. This adventure had a faint similarity with Byomkesh Bakshi’s Chorabali
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Napoleoner
Chithi – written to his general from Elba in 1814 and signed with a flourish on the left hand corner
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Amatir Bhepu – the hugely expensive violin owned by Indranarayan in Bosepukurey Khunkharapi. Nicola Amati
from Cremona
crafted this instrument in circa 1670. An Amati in 2009 will cost in excess of 2 million US dollars. Some violinists own original
Amatis and Anne Sophie Mutter has an Amati called ‘Emiliano’
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Dr
Rajen Munshi’s diary which highlighted the criminal exploits of 3 people who escaped the law
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