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Zithers, plucked fretless
Meloharp
Meloharp
Alternate name:Fretless zither
Alternate name:Zither, melody strings, curved shape with fanning melody strings
Alternate name:Mandolin zither
Maker: Meloharp Co.
Maker: George Shearer
Date: 1896-1900 ca.
Place Made:United States, North America
Model: Meloharp
Serial No: none
SignedPrinted on paper label: THE / MELOHARP MARK / Registered No. 26, 1895. / Patented Nov. 26, 1895. United States. / " Nov. 26, 1895. " " / " Nov. 26, 1895. Great Britain. / " April 9, 1896. Canada. / Keyboard and Chart Copyright, 1896. / By G. B. Shearer. / Other patents pendng in United States, / Canada, and Foreign Countries.
Markingsnone
Description23 strings
Spruce top. Oval shape with concave recess.
Spruce top. Oval shape with concave recess.
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02252