Double-action pedal harp
Alternate name(s)
- Pedal harp
Maker
Sweetland Harp Company
Date1912-1920 ca.
Place MadeChicago, Illinois, United States, North America
ModelSweetland Style 21
Serial No.754
SignedStamped into on brass plate on player's right-hand side of neck: SWEETLAND / CHICAGO U.S.A. / STYLE 21 / NO. 754Stamped into on brass plate on player's left-hand side of neck: SWEETLAND
DescriptionCompass: DD-f4 (44 strings)
According to the National Corporation Reporter, Sweetland, Schimmeyer Co. changed to the Sweetland Harp Company in 1912.
In the Piano, Organ & Musical Instrument Workers Official Journal, May 1911, "F. E. Sweetland, formerly piano manufacturer of Chicago, 111., is now getting well started in his harp factory, which is located far out in the northwestern part of the city."
DimensionsOverall height: 1730 mm
Maximum width: 500 mm
Maximum depth: 940 mm
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number03758
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