A musical relic from as early as the colonial period, the rhythmic rattle of musical bones reached its popularity zenith in the Civil War era where when the easy to acquire, easy to travel and easy to use pair of bones graced many military camp festivity when the cracking rhythm of musical bones mixed with banjo, fiddle and washtub created much appreciated make do entertainment. Remaining in pleasing untouched condition with good evidence of period use, this vintage pair were crafted from an exotic hard wood called lignun vitae. The extremely hard wood was widely used in the 1800s steam era in making support bearings utilized in all manner of steam powered applications both nautical and otherwise. Buy with confidence! We are pleased to offer a no questions asked three day inspection with return as purchased on direct sales! Just send us a courtesy e-mail to let us know your item will be returned per these provisions and your purchase price will be refunded accordingly. Thanks for visiting Gunsight Antiques!