[Ads-l] Further Antedating of "Kazoo"

[Shapiro, Fred]

kazoo (OED 1884)

1882 Boston Weekly Globe 12 Dec. 5/7 (Newspapers.com)

KAZOO  The Great Egyptian MUSICAL WONDER  Found among the ruins of the Pyramids.  Any tune played upon it, without practice, by man, woman, or child.  Imitates all birds, beasts, animals, or human beings. ... Kazoo Manufacturing Co., Boston, Mass.

Fred Shapiro

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