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My mother's neighbors are clearing out their house, and they invited me to look for anything I might be interested in. I noticed immediately an old upright piano, which I knew they'd never be able to move, or even give away. I did offer to help move it outside, where I could tear it apart and haul away the pieces. The reason for my kind offer is that I've discovered old upright pianos often have old coins in them. This summer, one piano yielded a Merc and three older wheats, plus some clay marbles. That same piano coughed up a Buff last year, and I was able to tear it apart a little more this year. Anyway, I went over to check out the piano in question today and quickly found this nice 1909 wheat. No S, no VDB, just plain. This piano is at least 100 years old; it was made by a company in Pittsburg, PA. The "h" was added back to the city's name by 1910. There was nothing else of interest in the piano, which served well but is ready for disposal.
I finished dismantling the piano and took the harp to a scrapyard where I got $14.70 for the cast iron. I couldn't bear to part with this name plate that overlaid the harp; it is about 3 feet long and has the manufacturer and the old spelling of Pittsburg(h). I'll make some sort of decoration with it.
I finished dismantling the piano and took the harp to a scrapyard where I got $14.70 for the cast iron. I couldn't bear to part with this name plate that overlaid the harp; it is about 3 feet long and has the manufacturer and the old spelling of Pittsburg(h). I'll make some sort of decoration with it.
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