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

[Joseph Leone <3n037@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

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:

> The caption generalizes about the war and harmonicas but doesn’t even claim that this particular reed plate is from a civil war harmonica.  The offeror doesn’t say when, how, where and by whom it was found.  Even if it is authentic, he hasn’t come close to establishing its provenance.  Besides that, it isn’t very interesting.
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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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