Offered for sale as a group are three homemade wood instruments.
On the left is a finger harp, the bottom of which is a tin can labeled Great Britain. It measures 6 3/4" x 1 1/2". Five metal strips allow the player to pluck different notes. The middle harp is 9 1/4" x 6 3/4". It has 22 strips for a considerable range of tones. In addition to a thumb hole it has three bottle caps to hold it securely. The third instrument is a fiddle, the body of which is made from a cigar box. The bottom has a 13 star patriotic shield surrounded by a laurel leaf and the name Flor de Jeitles. The body of the fiddle is 9 3/4" long x 5 1/8" wide and 2 3/4" deep. The entire piece measures 19 inches long.
The three were made circa 1900, This true folk art offering is $975. for the group.
