Just Curiosities

Number of Pages: 16.
Date: 1926.
Publisher/Distributor: M. M. Cole Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Audubon, Newtown, Connecticut.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Audubon Bird Chirper” is a device that requires you twist the metal bird back and forth in the wooden sleeve to make a bird chirping sound.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – the chirper does not work.
Description: Item # 738 “Canary Chirper” is a device that requires you twist the metal bird back and forth in the wooden sleeve to make a bird chirping sound.

Manufacturer/Distributor: M. M. Pochapin, Inc, New York, New York.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Bob Burns Kazooed Bazooka” is a trombone-like bazooka. The slide works and the sound changes as you blow-hum into it and move the slide.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Elton.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Castanets” is a set of two.

Number of Pages: 96.
Date: 1929.
Publisher/Distributor: M. M. Cole Publishing House, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Good – some tape on cover.
Notes: “Collegiate Songbook” is a collection of songs from the 1920’s.

Number of Pages: 16.
Date: 1918.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Poor – tears at fold, very fragile.
Notes: none.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Trophy Products Co., Cleveland, Ohio.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – box missing end piece, tape on instrument with name of previous owner.
Description: “Flutophone” is a kazoo with fingering like a normal horn. Box includes an instruction booklet.

Number of Pages: 64.
Date: 1932.
Publisher/Distributor: M. M. Cole Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Good – covers partially detached.
Notes: “Gene Autry’s Sensational Collection” is a collection of Cowboy Songs and Mountain Ballads, including Yodle arrangements.

Manufacturer/Distributor: H. K.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “H. K. Fife” is a metal fife.

Number of Pages: 58.
Date: 1935,
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Racine, Wisconsin.
Condition: Very good – some wear on front cover, writing on front cover.
Notes: none.

Number of Pages: 56.
Date: 1936.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, Detroit, Michigan.
Condition: Excellent.
Notes: none.

Number of Pages: 24.
Date: 1927.
Publisher/Distributor: M. M. Cole Publishing Company, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: none.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Kazoo Horn” is a kazoo with a swivel horn bell on top.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – some soil.
Description: “Kazoo Horn” is a very small red, white, and blue kazoo horn with three fingering holes.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Fair – rusty.
Description: “Nose Flute” is an instrument you play by placing the small part over your nose and the wide part over your open mouth, then blow through your nose with your mouth open.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Trophy Music Co., Humanatone.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Nose Flute” is an instrument you play by placing the small part over your nose and the wide part over your open mouth, then blow through your nose with your mouth open.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Japan.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good.
Description: “Kazoo” is a tin kazoo.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: Occupied Japan.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good.
Description: “Kazoo” is a set of four tiny tin kazoo’s made in Occupied Japan.

Number of Pages: 1.
Date: 1920.
Publisher/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company, 3220-3224 N. Halsted Street, Chicago, Illinois.
Condition: Very good.
Notes: This would usually accompany a vamping book.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Emenee Industries, Inc, 41-06 De Long Street, Flushing 55, New York.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Roll Harmonica” is a harmonica attached to a device with two handles. A roll, similar to a piano roll, is placed inside and attached to the the two handles. To play you blow into the mouthpiece and turn the handle that says “play” in the direction indicated.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Rollmonica.
Country of Origin: USA & Germany.
Age/Date: 1925.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Rollmonica” is a device that has two crank handles on the side and a port to blow into. It is equipped with a harmonica that was made in Germany. The instrument is made of authentic Bakelite and was made in America. To play the instrument you put a roll, much like a player piano roll, inside, turn the crank on the outside in the direction indicated and blow into the mouthpiece.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Johnson Smith & Company.
Country of Origin: Japan.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Siren Wolf Whistle” is a device that you blow into to make the sound.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Good – label missing.
Description: “Kazoo Trombone” is a metal trombone kazoo. The slider works.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Unknown.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 1900.
Condition: Good.
Description: “Songophone” is a musical instrument much like a kazoo. The patent number for this instrument is 663654.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Trophy Products Company.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good – box shows wear, missing one end piece.
Description: “Spike Jones Sax-O-Fun” is a kazoo type saxophone.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Binary Arts Corporation, Alexandria, Virginia.
Country of Origin: China.
Age/Date: 2001.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Spin-A-Tune” is a musical instrument that has a numbering system from 1-8. To play a tune you blow through the yellow mouthpiece and turn the red barrel to change the notes.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Kazoo.
Country of Origin: unknown.
Age/Date: unknown.
Condition: Very good.
Description: “Stereokazoo” is a kazoo with two horns.

Number of Pages: 16.
Date: 1918.
Publisher/Distributor: George W. Stewart.
Condition: Excellent.
Notes: “Stewart Simplified Method of Mimicry and Parlor Amusement” is a booklet that teaches people how to make sound with your own voice.

Manufacturer/Distributor: Binary Arts Corp., 1321 Cameron Street, Alexandria, Virginia 223142000.
Country of Origin: USA.
Age/Date: 2000.
Condition: Excellent.
Description: “Tonette” is a flute-like instrument that is intended to be used as a pre-band instrument.