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Mar 30, 2007, 11:50 PM
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What's it and how old.
Along with my haul today I dug this weird silver thing does any one know what it is? Also found an old lid and all the glass from inside very deep. The glass reads zinc cap. Does anyone have any idea the range of years this cap would have been used. Thanks for any help, Daniel
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Mar 30, 2007 11:50 PM
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Mar 30, 2007, 11:55 PM
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Re: What's it and how old.
looks like a Snoopy's Harp. Think thats what we used to call them
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Mar 31, 2007, 12:02 AM
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Re: What's it and how old.
Originally Posted by
threedawgs
looks like a Snoopy's Harp. Think thats what we used to call them
How ironic is that have you seen my avatar 
by the way what exactly is a Snoopy's harp?
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Mar 31, 2007, 12:04 AM
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Re: What's it and how old.
A jaw harp. I hope this page loads quicker for you than it does for me: http://evobluestein.com/jwhrp.html
Former Caveman... my brain shrunk.
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Mar 31, 2007, 01:34 AM
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Re: What's it and how old.
Oh o.k. cool thanks a bunch. Now I just have to figure out the age of the old cap.
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Mar 31, 2007, 03:07 AM
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Re: What's it and how old.
Yep, it's a jew's harp...I can actually play the jews harp quite well!
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Mar 31, 2007, 05:27 AM
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Mar 31, 2007, 08:14 PM
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Re: What's it and how old.
The rubber seal gasket for that type lid could still be purchased about 1970.Mom used a lot of those jar lids back in the 50's and 60's
hasbeen
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Apr 01, 2007, 01:53 AM
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Re: What's it and how old.
Originally Posted by
garbage digger
Originally Posted by
romeo-1
Yep, it's a jew's harp...I can actually play the jews harp quite well!
Ya want to buy one?
Naw...I got a bunch!
If the elevator tries to bring you down, go crazy, punch a higher floor!
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Apr 01, 2007, 11:03 AM
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Re: What's it and how old.
The smashed thing is a old mason jar lid and the white glass was put inside the lid to keep the food off the zinc lid!
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Apr 01, 2007, 03:12 PM
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Re: What's it and how old.
Dang, I always thought people were saying "juice harp". No joke... but funny just the same.
Seek and Ye shall find, (not necessarily what You were looking for)
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Apr 01, 2007, 03:34 PM
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Re: What's it and how old.
The broken glass under the lid is porcelain. The patent was from the mid 1800's, but were used on mason jars all the way thru the 1950's. No way of knowing the age on this, and not all that valuable. Nice harp, though.
I always thought they were called a mouth harp. It looks like it's in excellent condition.
Congrats on the finds. Maybe next time you find a porcelain lid, it will have a mason jar full of silver coins under it!
Scott
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