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1. Bag, Shopping

   Koto (Japanese Harp) Strings Envelope, c. mid 1950s. Rectangular cream-colored paper, marked with red Japanese inscriptions and symbols on one side: a red Japanese fan with inscriptions on the middle and both sides, two lines of vertical Japanese writing bellow it and a red symbol that looks like a pear with three symbols inside of it.

   Record Type: Archive

   
2. Receipt

   Koto (Japanese Harp) String Receipt, c. mid-1950s. Paper with Japanese text printed in blue and red ink. 5.5" x 3.5"

   Record Type: Archive

   
3. Accordion c. 1930-1950s - Accordion

   Accordion c. 1930-1950s. Wooden accordion is in three parts held together swinging metal hook clasps. Center piece has expandable pleated section covered with fabric, blue on the interior and red and white on the outside. Piece to one side is topped with ivory keys. It's side is solid wood with two large circles of perforated circular openings. Across the openings is a 1.625" wide brown leather strap affixed to the ends via a metal plate and...

   Record Type: Object

   
4. Accordion, Case, and Strap, c. 1940s - Accordion

   Accordion, Case, and Strap, c. 1940s. Black and white accordion (A) with a black leather strap. On one side "SANDRA, LA MELODIOSA / PEZZOLVANA" are embossed in a silver color on black plastic; "LA MELODIOSA" is in all lower case, and "PEZZOLVANA" only has the first letter capitalized. Between "SANDRA, LA MELODIOSA" and "PEZZOLVANA" there is a white plastic design surrounded by black plastic; this is the part of the instrument that will expand and...

   Record Type: Object

   
5. Boy Scout Marching Band Drum, c. 1940s - Drum

   Boy Scout Marching Band Drum, c. 1940s. Belmont Troop 161 Boy Scout Drum. Round base drum has a light and dark wood outer edge secured with threaded metal tension rods. White interior is painted with "San Mateo County Area Council / BOY SCOUTS / of AMERICA / BELMONT / TROOP 161 / SPONSORED BY / Belmont LIONS CLUB" in blue, black and gold lettering on both sides.

   Record Type: Object

   
6. Brass Whistle from Frank's Tannery - Whistle

   Brass Whistle from Frank's Tannery. Threaded J-shaped pipe at base. A top of J-shape is a six-sided nut(?), above which are four brass whistles where air flows through and into one of the four various sized brass pipes above. Pipes are connected by a cross-shaped iron piece in two places. Cross piece attaches to a very similar cross piece at the top.

   Record Type: Object

   
7. Daily Aspects of Peninsula Living, February 2, 1962 - Negative

   Black and white photo negative of aspects of daily living for a San Mateo County Family. Part of a series. Description provided by the photographer, Norton Pearl, with assistance from project organizer Cynthia Schreurs

   Record Type: Photo

   
8. Eunice Steele Playing Baldwin Organ in Burlingame, September 1948 - Negative

   Eunice Steele Playing Baldwin Organ in Burlingame, September 1948. Black and white negative of Eunice Steele playing the Baldwin Organ at a concert presented by the City of Burlingame. A woman sits on a bench with her back to the camera, playing an electric organ. A second woman stands in front of a microphone to her left. On top of the organ is a sign that reads "City of BURLINGAME / Presents / MISS Eunice STEELE / AT THE / BALDWIN / OR...

   Record Type: Photo

   
9. Framed Intaglio Print, "Prelude de Nina", 18th-19th Century - Print, Intaglio

   Framed Intaglio Print, "Prelude de Nina", 18th-19th Century. Alexandre Chaponnier print after painting by Louis-Léopold Boilly. Color print shows a male and a female figure near a piano in a bedroom. A woman in a white dress visible at center sits at a light gray piano that fills the lower right side of the image. The man at left wears a white wig, blue jacket, white ruffled shirt and white pants. The woman turns toward a man who in turn leans fo...

   Record Type: Object

   
10. Irish Bodhran and Beater - Drum

    Irish Bodhran and Beater. Bodhran (a) is a round wooden drum with goathide drumhead painted with a Celtic design. Celtic design has a red background and interlocking knots which are green, orange, and yellow in color. Goathide drumhead is secured by silver beads. Underside of drumhead has wooden cross handle. Beater (b) is a wooden drumstick, which has rounded ends and is tapered in the middle. Drum is contemporary, but traditional.

    Record Type: Object

    
11. Japanese Koto Bridge, c. mid 1950s - Component, Musical Instrument

    Japanese Koto (harp) bridge, c. mid 1950s, plastic, ivory colored, shaped like an arch with a pointed end that has a notch on the top where the strings lay.

    Record Type: Object

    
12. Japanese Koto (Harp) Accessory Box with Lid, c. mid 1950s. - Box, Storage

    Japanese Koto (Harp) Accessory Box with Lid, c. mid 1950s. Rectangular, unfinished light wood. The lid is detached from the box.

    Record Type: Object

    
13. Japanese Koto (Harp) Pads, c. mid 1950s. - Component, Musical Instrument

    Japanese Koto (Harp) Pads, c. mid 1950s. Four rectangular, cream-colored, leather-like pads for Koto tuning machines. Each one has a hole in the middle and a tiny hole on the tip. One side is slightly smoother than the other.

    Record Type: Object

    
14. Japanese Koto (Harp) Tuning Wrench, c. mid 1950s. - Wrench, Key

    Japanese Koto (Harp) Tuning Wrench, c. mid 1950s. Gold-colored metal wrench, shaped like a key, with two holes on the bow, a pipe-like body that is thiner above the bow and thicker below it. It has a square hole on the bottom of both tips that would attach to tuning pins on a Koto.

    Record Type: Object

    
15. Japanese Koto (Harp) Tuning Wrench, c. mid 1950s. - Wrench, Key

    Japanese Koto (Harp) Tuning Wrench, c. mid 1950s. Gold-colored metal wrench, shaped like a key, with two holes on the bow, and a square hole on the bottom of its pipe-like body that would attach to tuning pins on a Koto.

    Record Type: Object

    
16. Koto Bridges - Unknown

    Koto Bridges, c. mid-1950s. Six songbooks for the Koto (Japanese Harp).

    Record Type: Library

    
17. Koto (Japanese Harp) Accessories Box, c. 1953-1957 - Case, Musical Instrument

    Koto (Japanese Harp) Accessories Box, c. 1953-1957. Silk(?) fabric covered wooden box (A) has a decorative motif on the outside of woven white, orange and green flowers with gold leaves and vines, all on a red ground. A decorative silver-colored scallop-shaped latch secures the box closed while two brass hinges at back allow the lid to swing open. Inside the box, pale peach-colored velvet fabric covers wooden dividers with sixteen slots for Koto ...

    Record Type: Object

    
18. Koto (Japanese Harp) Bridges, c. mid-1950s - Component, Musical Instrument

    14 Japanese Koto bridges, c. mid 1950s, plastic, ivory-colored, shaped like arches with a pointed end that has a notch on the top where the strings lay. The dimensions of the individual bridges vary from 2.125'' x 2'' x 0.625'' to 2.250'' x 2'' x 0.625''. The bridges are stored on an octagonal plastic container, ivory-colored with a transparent lid.

    Record Type: Object

    
19. Koto (Japanese Harp), c. mid-1950s - Harp

    Koto (Japanese harp), c. mid-1950s. Long string instrument made of pale wood and decorated with wood and fabric decals at each end. The harp is meant to be laid down on its long side, perpendicular to the musician. Wood body of harp is primarily made of one single piece of pale wood with an apparent darker grain - this piece is curved across its width and forms the top and two sides of the sound box of the instrument. The strings are stretched ac...

    Record Type: Object

    
20. Koto (Japanese Harp) Component, c. mid-1950s - Component, Musical Instrument

    Koto (Japanese Harp) Component, c. mid-1950s. Silver-colored metal wing nut attached to a round metal base which is attached to two metal plaques with a pulley on the middle where the strings would pass through.

    Record Type: Object

    
21. Koto (Japanese Harp) Component, c. mid-1950s - Component, Musical Instrument

    Koto (Japanese Harp) Component, c. mid-1950s. Silver-colored metal wing nut attached to two metal plaques with two leather-like pads in the middle. There is a pulley on the tip of the top metal plaque where the strings would pass through.

    Record Type: Object

    
22. Koto (Japanese Harp) Fabric Case, c. mid-1950s - Case, Musical Instrument

    Koto (Japanese Harp) Fabric Case, c. mid-1950s. Case is purple satin fabric embroidered with flowery motif on the outside and cream-colored flannel on the inside. Rectangular (when unfolded) with 4 pairs of purple laces on the sides that tie it securely around the Koto. It has a hard base that is shaped like a semicircle on top of a rectangle, covered with red cloth. Top is open and folds over Koto with ties to seal it in place.

    Record Type: Object

    
23. Koto (Japanese Harp) Pick, c. mid-1950s - Pick, Instrument

    Japanese Koto (Harp) Picks, c. mid 1950s. Picks are comprised of red leather bands with elongated pieces of pointed ivory extending out from one side. Red stitching is securing the bands of leather.

    Record Type: Object

    
24. Koto (Japanese Harp) Pick, c. mid-1950s - Pick, Instrument

    Japanese Koto (Harp) Picks, c. mid 1950s. Picks are comprised of white leather bands with elongated pieces of ivory with a pointed tip extending out from one side. Green stitching is securing the bands of leather.

    Record Type: Object

    
25. Koto (Japanese Harp) Pick, c. mid-1950s - Pick, Instrument

    Japanese Koto (Harp) Picks, c. mid 1950s. Picks are comprised of black leather bands with elongated pieces of ivory extending out from one side. (C) has a pointed piece of ivory while (D) has a squared piece of ivory. Green stitching is securing the bands of leather.

    Record Type: Object