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Mandolin harp
Mandolin harp
Mandolin harp

Mandolin harp

Alternate name(s)
  • Guitar zither
  • Chord zither
  • Fretless zither
  • Zither, chord, double melody strings
Date1894 - 1910 ca.
Place MadeEast Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelMandolin Harp
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted in gold on black paper label: MANDOLIN / HARP
Decal below strings: Patented May 29, 1894.
Markingsnone
Description4 chords, 15 pairs of melody strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number02259
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