Marxophone
Alternate name(s)
- Zither, chord, double melody strings on right side, chord thumper bars over melody strings
- Fretless zither
Maker
Phonoharp Company
Distributor
Marx Mfg. Co.
Date1915 ca.
Place MadeEast Boston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
ModelMarxophone 1901 patent
Serial No.none
SignedPrinted in gold on black paper label: Hand Made Instrument / Sold through our Advertising Agents Only / MARXOPHONE /WRITE TO / MARX MFG. COMPANY / East Boston, Mass, for Agency / New music and Strings
MarkingsThe soundboard contains two decorative labels and one textual label which reads: This Instrument is fully guaranteed and sold by our special advertising agents only. Do not mistake it for our pianoharp which is a much cheaper instrument. Patent no. 675,230.
Description39 strings, 7 chord levers
Dimensionslength: 19 ¾”
ProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04277
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