Hohner Marine Band Harmonica
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Object Details
- Hohner, M.
- Description
This harmonica was made by Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Marine Band model in the key of C, with 10 double holes and 40 reeds. This harmonica has a brown stained wooden comb with metal cover plates screwed to top and bottom. It is engraved:
MADE IN GERMANY
MARINE BAND
M. Hohner
U.S.A. PATENT AUG 24TH 1897This harmonica features U.S. Patent #588920, dated August 24, 1897, for an improvement in mouth-harmonicas, submitted by Jacob Hohner.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Credit Line
- The Peter Kassan Collection
- ID Number
- 1988.0783.098
- catalog number
- 1988.0783.098
- accession number
- 1988.0783
- patent number
- 588920
- Object Name
- harmonica
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 15/16 in x 4 5/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 2.38125 cm x 11.7475 cm x 3.01625 cm
- place made
- Germany
- See more items in
- Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Harmonicas
- National Museum of American History
- Record ID
- nmah_1799778
- Metadata Usage (text)
- CC0
- GUID (Link to Original Record)
- http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b2-72f3-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
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