Thomas Appalachian Dulcimer
date: label: date made
content: 1915
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This Appalachian dulcimer was made by James Edward (Uncle Ed) Thomas in Bath, Kentucky, in 1915. It is a double-bout dulcimer made of walnut, with three strings (one melody string and two drone strings), wood nut and bridge, 17 metal frets, 4 heart-shaped sound holes, 3 wooden friction pegs, carved out pegbox, and rounded head. The fretboard has handwritten numbers. Handwritten inside the dulcimer:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Manufactured by<br>J. Edward Thomas<br>Dec. 1 - 1915<br> Ky.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Kentucky, Bath
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Dulcimers
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift from the Estate of Sam Eskin (through Otho Evans Eskin and Stanley Eskin)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.76.01
label: catalog number
content: 76.01
label: accession number
content: 317885
objectType: label: Object Name
content: dulcimer
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: walnut (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 5/8 in x 6 3/4 in x 33 1/4 in; 6.6675 cm x 17.145 cm x 84.455 cm