Late 19th Century Menzenhauer‘s Guitar Zither - Special St. Louis Model vintage weather station Antique barbershop pole with porcelain

Antique barbershop pole with porcelain caps and a milk glass staff

likely used for hanging a coat

Artist: Patty Bustamante

5" x 13" x 2"

Late 19th Century Menzenhauer‘s Guitar Zither - Special St. Louis Model vintage weather station Antique barbershop pole with porcelainc. 1890s; U. S. Guitar Zither Co. Jersey City, NJ Antique No. 2 fretless, four chord guitar zither. This piece, known as a guitar zither, is commonly used to convey a "medieval" sound. Its four chords combine to make a thin and vaguely imperial sound. (https: www. youtube. com watch? v=hyHd4rDUd5g) This piece was manufactured by U. S. Guitar Zither and originally advertised as three instruments in one: mandolin, guitar, and zither. It gained