American mandolin harp

Alternate name:Chord zither

Alternate name:Fretless zither

Alternate name:Zither, chord, melody strings, gizmo, button-activated plucking mechanism over melody strings

Maker: Oscar Schmidt

Maker: Oscar Schmidt Company

Date: 1907 ca.

Place Made:Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America

Model: American Mandolin Harp Style B, Special Jamestown Model

Serial No: none

SignedPrinted in gold on black paper label: AMERICAN MANDOLIN HARP / STYLE-B / Patented May 29, 1894 . / September 26, 1899. / Sept. 27 1899. June 5, 1900. / Manufactured by / OSCAR SCHMIDT / 87-101 Ferry St., Jersey City, N.J.

MarkingsDecal on front: AMERICAN / MANDOLIN HARP / SPECIAL / JAMESTOWN MODEL

Description15 single melody strings, 5 chords

ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.

Terms

Chord zither

Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979

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Object number: 02231