Antique Zither and sheet music

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Posted by DDevlin
4 years ago
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Antique Zither and Sheet Music: I am hoping someone can provide some information on an antique Zither and sheet music. Zither may have been manufactured by John Splurge Musical Instruments (former address: 91 Springfield Ave., Newark, NJ) circa 1870 - 1895. Sheet music includes: Choice Compositions for Zither (in German), Series I (Copyright 1897) and Series II (Copyright 1901) by Theodore Lore, 298 Grand Street, New York (Possibly in Queens, NY). Also: Winner's New American School for the Zither (White-Smith Music Publishing Co., Copyright 1890) and W. Bock's Original Composition fur Zither (copyright possibly June 11, 1870). Also have a music composition book with the name Pauline Trostle (?) circa 1892.
Category Music and Music Instruments
Medium wood
Distinguishing marks Music is copyrighted by Theodore Lohr, NY (1897 and 1901); Book: Winner's New American School for the Zither is copyrighted 1890, by White-Smith Music Publishing Co.; Composition book bears the name Pauline Trostl (Trostle?) circa 1892.
Size and dimensions of this item 19" long, x 12" wide, in original case
Date Period 1870-1901
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Submitted by DDevlin

Additional Information : This is a Concert Zither. May have been made in Germany. The sheet music is in German, and one of the pages says "Duett fur Grand Concert der Germania Zitherklules von Pauline Trostl und Ms. Shockmeir"
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