Tremolo harmonica
Date1923-1950 ca.
Place MadeBrazil, South America
ModelGloriosa
Serial No.None
SignedBoth covers have a pseudo-reptile scale pattern in black & silver and say: GLORIOSA / INDUSTRIA BRASILEIRA (plus the GFH (Hering) trademark)MarkingsOn brown telescoping box is a picture of two young women, one holding a flag and a scroll with the Gaitas Fabrica Hering trademark, plus: MADE IN BRAZIL / INDUSTRIA BRAZILEIRA / GLORIOSA MARCA REGISTRADA (with Hering trademark)A silver label on the back of the box says: HARMONICAS OF SUPER QUALITY. DISTRIBUTED BY B-F INC. NEW YORKDescriptionOctave-tuned, tremolo harmonica in a curved shape. Chrome-plated and -painted steel cover plates. Wooden comb with double-chamber construction with 12 holes. Steel reed plates. Total of 24 reeds. Dimensions4 x 1-1/8 inchesProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07576
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