Diatonic harmonica, A
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1900-1950 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelMarine Band No. 1896
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the back casing:Left side: D. VERDIENSTE (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [double-ringed medal containing three people] ULM (inside a medal) / [double-ringed medal containing bust facing right] 1871 (inside a medal)
Center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from smooth sleeves holding a medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZ (written around the inner edges )/ M. Hohner
Right side: STUTT / GART (inside a medal) PHILAD [double-ringed medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (inside a medal) [double-ringed medal containing a seated man facing left] / GR. BRONCE (written sideways, reads top to bottom)MarkingsStamped on the front casing: MADE IN GERMANY (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / [Bust of Hohner surrounded by laurel leaves] / MARINE BAND / M. Hohner A / U. S. A. PATENT AUG. 24TH 1897.DescriptionDiatonic harmonica in rectangular shape. Chrome- or nickel-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb with single-chamber construction with 10 holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 20 reeds. Original cardboard box.Dimensions4 x 1 inches ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08122
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