Diatonic harmonica, C
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1925-1950 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelSchool Band No. 1816
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the back casing:Left side: DEM VERDIENSTE (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [double-ringed medal containing three people] ULM (inside a double-ringed medal) / [double-ringed medal containing right-facing bust] 1873 1871(inside a double-ringed medal)
Center: TRADE MARK / [two lined hands extending from wavy, cuffed sleeves holding a medal with a six-pointed star in the center]GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZ (written around the inner edges) /Made by M. Hohner Germany
Right side: STUTT / GART (inside a double-ringed medal] PHILAD [double-ringed medal containing laurel leaves) / 1881 (inside a double-ringed medal) [double-ringed medal containing a seated person facing left] 1876 / GR. BRONCE (written sideways, reads top to bottom)MarkingsStamped on the front casing: C / SCHOOL BAND / REGISTERED M. HOHNER U. S. PATENT OFFICE / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10DescriptionDiatonic harmonica in C in rectangular shape. Chrome-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb with single-chamber construction with 10 holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 20 reeds. Original flip-top cardboard box. Dimensions4 x 1 inches ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07992
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