8/88 Paillard, Vaucher et Fils Mandoline Zither cartel circa 1884
Bought at auction in March 2022. The serial no. 1824 suggests that this box was made around 1884.
Unfortunately the Tune Sheet is missing but with PVF Patent engraved on the zither we can be confident of the maker.
It may therefore be possible to produce a replica tune sheet once the tunes have been identified.
The tunes are high quality and recognisable (see below).
Unfortunately the Tune Sheet is missing but with PVF Patent engraved on the zither we can be confident of the maker.
It may therefore be possible to produce a replica tune sheet once the tunes have been identified.
The tunes are high quality and recognisable (see below).
The Music Box Restorer tells me that the zither and the control labels would have been silvered when new, but I quite like them in brass.