Re: [Harp-L] Civil War harmonica on ebay



I've got a Lee Oskar that was at Gettysburg.  Inquire offlist.  Best Offer.
Michael Rubin
michaelrubinharmonica.com


On Tue, Jul 22, 2014 at 6:47 PM, Rick Dempster <rickdempster33@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:

> Exactly what I thought, Joe.
> RD
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> On 23 July 2014 09:38, Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > If one had the time and desire, a better deal would be to take an early
> > model marine band and bury it in the yard. Water it with salt water.
> Throw
> > away the covers as they are the dead giveaway. So, after a couple years,
> > you can dig it up and place it in a vitrine box. Then write anything you
> > want onto a card and put it in  your curio cabinet.
> >
> > smo-joe
> >
> > On Jul 22, 2014, at 7:26 PM, Vern wrote:
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> > > The caption generalizes about the war and harmonicas but doesnât even
> > claim that this particular reed plate is from a civil war harmonica.  The
> > offeror doesnât say when, how, where and by whom it was found.  Even if
> it
> > is authentic, he hasnât come close to establishing its provenance.
>  Besides
> > that, it isnât very interesting.
> > >
> > > Vern
> > >
> > > On Jul 22, 2014, at 2:03 PM, BO <bostonmoejo@xxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> > >> I just came across this:
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> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Genuine-Civil-War-Harmonica-Display-for-Civil-War-150th-Anniversary-/291193354836?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item43cc79fa54
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> > >> Any thoughts on authenticity?
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