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Menzenhauer's guitar-zither No. 0
Alternate name:Chord zither
Alternate name:Fretless zither
Alternate name:Zither, chord, melody strings
Alternate name:Guitar zither
Maker: Oscar Schmidt
Maker: Oscar Schmidt Company
Distributor: U. S. Guitar Zither Co. (distributor associated with Oscar Schmidt Company)
Date: 1900-1904 ca.
Place Made:Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
Place Distributed:Berlin, Germany, Europe
Model: Menzenhauer's Guitar Zither No. 0
Serial No: none
SignedPrinted on paper label [curved, in large letters] U. S. GUITAR ZITHER CO. / Oscar Schmidt, / Manufacturer of / Menzenhauer Guitar-Zither / No. 0 / Patented May 29, 1894 / D. G. M. P. No. 68,664
On left side below above text, slanted: Jersey City. / 36-50 Ferry St.
On right side below text, slanted: Berlin / Spittelmarkt, No. 2
Decal on front: MENZENHAUER'S / Patented / May 29th / 1894. / GUITAR ZITHER
On left side below above text, slanted: Jersey City. / 36-50 Ferry St.
On right side below text, slanted: Berlin / Spittelmarkt, No. 2
Decal on front: MENZENHAUER'S / Patented / May 29th / 1894. / GUITAR ZITHER
MarkingsDecal: [curved] Menzenhaur’s / Patented / May 29th / 1894 / [curved] Guitar Zither
DescriptionThree bass chord: F, G, C
Fifteen melody strings
Two-octave diatonic compass
Fifteen melody strings
Two-octave diatonic compass
Dimensions11 in x 18 in
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 00091