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Mandolin guitar
Alternate name:Chord zither
Alternate name:Fretless zither
Alternate name:Zither, chord, double melody strings, pillar
Alternate name:Guitar zither
Maker: Oscar Schmidt Company
Distributor: American Music Co. (distributor associated with Phonoharp Company)
Date: 1915 ca.
Place Made:Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
Place Distributed:Kansas City, Missouri, United States, North America
Model: Mandolin Guitar Special Panama Model 1915
Serial No: none
SignedYellow paper label with black letters pasted in soundhole: “EASY METHOD” / Mandolin Guitar / AMERICAN MUSIC CO. / 206 BAIRD BLDG. KANSAS CITY, MO. / FACTORY / 87-101 FERRY ST. / JERSEY CITY, N. J.
MarkingsDecal on front: SPECIAL / PANAMA MODEL / 1915
DescriptionDecal around soundhole (leaves, ribbons, 2 harps, mandolin, guitar
Decal- upper left hand corner (4 national shields, 2 American flags, battleship)
Inscription: SPECIAL / PANAMA / MODEL / 1915
Fingering chart decal
4 sets of accompaniment strings (4 ea.)
15 double course melody strings
Decal- upper left hand corner (4 national shields, 2 American flags, battleship)
Inscription: SPECIAL / PANAMA / MODEL / 1915
Fingering chart decal
4 sets of accompaniment strings (4 ea.)
15 double course melody strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Not on view
Object number: 02237