Diatonic harmonica, C, G, D, A
Makerby
Andreas Koch
Date1920 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelMira
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on the front: TRADE / [ goat on hill] / MARK / KOCH - HARMONCIA / MADE IN GERMANYMarkingsStamped on the front: Mira / HERVORRAGENDSTE NEUHEIT / HÖCHSTE TONFÖLLE
DescriptionMira model harmonica by Andreas Koch, a major competitor with Matthias Hohner. This is a rare example, ca. 1920, of which no others have been reported. The bullet shaped metal casing contains four harmonicas at ninety degree angles from each other. The casing extends to a trumpet like bell. This may be the rarest of the novelty items in the Alan Bates collection.
DimensionsLength: 177 mm
Length of Harmonicas: 117 mm
Width of Harmonicas: 16.2 mm
Height: 53.2 mm
Bell diameter: 73.5 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, July 1993.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07717
On View
Not on view
1940-1960 ca.
