What is it?

milco · Jul 15, 2012

Any ideas on helping me with an id on this item? It is not mind but found by an acquaintence of a friend MDing. It is about 1 1/2 long I believe. Also I think it is iron, but was not told for sure.

del · Jul 15, 2012

its a musical instrument known by a few names , twanger mouth harp but mostly known as a jaw harp . yours is missing the long slender iron piece that ran down the middle and had a small loop on the end . their not quite as common as harmonica parts but was a popular thing to play.

Dan

milco · Jul 15, 2012

del link=topic=10619.msg116938#msg116938 date=1342377892 said:
its a musical instrument known by a few names , twanger mouth harp but mostly known as a jaw harp . yours is missing the long slender iron piece that ran down the middle and had a small loop on the end . their not quite as common as harmonica parts but was a popular thing to play.

Dan

Thanks Dan! I thought of that, but didn't think it was because of the age of other finds in the field that were made along with this, circa 1830-1850's.

del · Jul 15, 2012

those go back to colonial times Darren so yours could be pretty old , the older ones i have do have to short mouth part like yours is . so if you can date that area your doing id say that jawharp is probably on the earlier side of that.

Dan

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