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Marxophone
Alternate name:Fretless zither
Alternate name:Zither, chord, double melody strings, spring mounted hammers over melody strings
Alternate name:Chord zither
Maker: Phonoharp Company
Date: 1912-1926 ca.
Place Made:East Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Model: Marxophone 1912 patent
Serial No: none
SignedPrinted in gold on black paper label [curved, in large letters] MARXOPHONE / Made in U.S.A. / Agents Wanted / The /
PHONOHARP CO. / EAST BOSTON / MASS
Decal on gizmo: MARXOPHONE / PATENT NO 1044553
PHONOHARP CO. / EAST BOSTON / MASS
Decal on gizmo: MARXOPHONE / PATENT NO 1044553
Markingsnone
DescriptionFour bass groups: C, G, F, D
Fifteen melody pairs, two-octave diatonic
Melody strings played by tapping the springs, which would cause lead hammers to hit the strings
Fifteen melody pairs, two-octave diatonic
Melody strings played by tapping the springs, which would cause lead hammers to hit the strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Published ReferencesB. Blackley, The Autoharp Book. p. 231 has a photo of decal (#366); chapter on
Phonoharp Co.
Phonoharp Co.
Object number: 00090