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Piano mandolette
Alternate name:Fretless zither
Alternate name:Chord zither
Alternate name:Zither, chord, double melody strings, gizmo, key-operated, spring loaded thumpers over melody strings
Maker: Oscar Schmidt Company
Distributor: Pianoette Advertising Co. (distributor associated with the Oscar Schmidt Company)
Date: 1916-1922 ca.
Place Made:Jersey City, New Jersey, United States, North America
Place Distributed:San Francisco, California, United States, North America
Model: Stella Piano Mandolette
Serial No: none
SignedPrinted on yellow paper label: PIANOETTE ADVERTISING CO / MANUFACTURERS’ / AGENT / Price $20.00 / Patented in United States / and Foreign Countries / Phelan Building / San Francisco, California
Gold decal on front: Stella / PIANO MANDOLETTE / PATENTED
Gold decal on front: Stella / PIANO MANDOLETTE / PATENTED
Markingsnone
DescriptionZither, chord, double melody strings, key-operated, spring loaded thumpers over melody strings
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Terms
Credit Line: Arne B. Larson Collection, 1979
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Object number: 02549