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Antiques! => Antique Questions Forum => Topic started by: jeff550 on November 24, 2015, 07:26:30 PM

Title: Old folk instruments?
Post by: jeff550 on November 24, 2015, 07:26:30 PM

Good evening everyone!  I found these old fold instruments that are quite obviously very damaged.  Just wanted to know if anyone had any ideas of their origin, age, or really anything(should I attemp to get them repaired, what they were, etc)   Thanks so much!

(http://i.imgur.com/5SrBQ69.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/sG9aWvL.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/39sLVGJ.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/1mRcpGX.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/Nsh3a3z.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/1w5f2O9.jpg)
(http://i.imgur.com/NWoA5V6.jpg)

Thanks again!

Title: Re: Old folk instruments?
Post by: mart on November 25, 2015, 09:34:45 AM

Shucks,, had a link but lost it !!  The Jazzitha is from the 1920`s and was a premium for selling 18 boxes of chocolate !! Made in Long Island NY !! Was supposed to be a Hawiian one-string Guitar !!  Could also be purchased from ads in the back of magazines for $1.49 !!  One sold in 2009 for $31. but price may be different today !! Do not do anything to them till it can be checked for tidays value !!  What is written on the other one ??  Where did you find these ??

Title: Re: Old folk instruments?
Post by: jeff550 on November 25, 2015, 02:04:34 PM

Thanks for the info.  As for the other one, it has notes written on it, but no brands or anything.    I'm guessing it is about the same age as the Jazzitha, and I found something that looked almost identical to it that was a Jazzith on the internet, only it had different coloring/markings.  I just found them in my grandmas basement, I don't know anything else about their origin.  Thanks again!