Jew's Harp
date: label: date made
content: 1991
name: label: maker
content: Whitlow, Fred
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This Jew’s harp was made by Fred Whitlow in Palmetto, Florida, in 1991. This Jew’s harp, tuned to the key of G, is made of a stainless steel frame with an annealed steel vibrator. It is stamped:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>WHITLOW G</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Fred Whitlow is an American musical Instrument maker and musician. Whitlow received best prize for his Jew’s harp at the first International Jew’s Harp Congress in Iowa City, in 1984. He is a member of the Poindexter Band of Bradenton, Florida. The five-piece group, including a drummer, features a unique mix of mountain and folk music mixed in with a little country & western dubbed “New Grass.”</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Florida, Palmetto
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Fred Whitlow
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0281.01
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0281.01
label: accession number
content: 1991.0281
objectType: label: Object Name
content: jew's harp
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: stainless steel (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 3/4 in x 2 in x 3 11/16 in; 1.905 cm x 5.08 cm x 9.36625 cm