Mandolin guitar
Alternate name(s)
- Guitar zither
- Chord zither
- Zither, chord, double melody strings
- Fretless zither
Maker
Phonoharp Company
Distributor
American Music Co.
(distributor associated with Phonoharp Company)
Date1911-1926 ca.
Place DistributedKansas City, Missouri, United States, North America
Place MadeEast Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelMandolin Guitar
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted in gold on black paper label: MADE IN U.S.A. / PRICE, $25.00 / . . . THE . . . / MANDOLIN GUITAR / (None
Genuine Without This Label) / AMERICAN MUSIC CO. / KANSAS CITY, MO. / Factory, 150 Liverpool St. / East Boston, Mass.MarkingsnoneDescriptionDecoration:Decal around soundhole (flowers)
Decal- upper left hand corner (tambourine, mandolin, sheet music, leaves, lyre)
Decal on hitch pin guard (flowers)
Fingering chart decal
4 sets of accompaniment strings (4 ea)
15 double course strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02229
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