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The Original American Kazoo Company - Eden, NY

From the site: The Original American Kazoo Company was established in 1916
and is now the only metal kazoo factory in North America. The museum
highlights history, amusing trivia, and shows step by step the way kazoos are made.

This working museum continues to manufacture a complete line of kazoos.
Believe it or not, kazoos are made the same way today as in 1915.
The Kazoo Factory machines that make kazoos are the same die presses
that were installed in 1907 when the building housed a sheet metal workshop.
Over the years, demand for kazoos became so great that the other
metal operations ceased. Today, as in the past, over 20 machines are run
with one 10 horsepower motor connected with overhead jack shafts and leather belts.
The factory is truly one of the few remaining working museums.


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Dennis Hoyne15-Sep-2017 02:54
This is so cool! It makes me want to go out and buy a Kazoo.
exzim14-Sep-2017 19:21
Neat picture and story.
Walter Otto Koenig14-Sep-2017 17:22
What a cool museum. Amazing to see this. Thanks for including the information.
janescottcumming14-Sep-2017 13:23
How cool is that! Such interesting information and a wonderful photo of this unique place. I hope you went home with a Kazoo.
Yvonne14-Sep-2017 11:23
Now that does take me back a few years - a kazoo! v
Tom LeRoy14-Sep-2017 08:21
Amazing! I'd love to visit this place. Very nice shot of the interior. Think I still have one someplace what a fun instrument. V
Jim Coffman13-Sep-2017 23:09
Very interesting, Carl! Did you go home with a Kazoo???
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