Musical saw
Distributor
Oliver Ditson Company
Date1888-1930 ca.
Place MadeBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Model6
Serial No.None
SignedOn saw blade: DITSON QUALITY / OD Co (monogram) / MUSICAL SAWMarkingsNear handle: 6DescriptionUnlike a carpenter's saw, musical saws are very flexible and don't usually have sharpened and set teeth. Players stroke a bow along the saw's flat edge while simultaneously bending the narrow end of the saw to obtain different pitches. Vaudeville artists first popularized the musical saw in the 1920s-1930s. Wood handle. Steel blade.DimensionsLength: 675 mmProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04072
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1920-1940 ca.
