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Harmonica, tremolo novelty, G

Harmonica, tremolo novelty, G

Date: 1924 ca.
Place Made:Untersachsenberg-Georgenthal (Klingenthal), Germany, Europe
Model: Music Master, Los Angeles Zeppelin
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsEmbossed on both the front and back casing: Los Angeles / THE / MUSIC MASTER / TRADEMARK (MADE IN SAXONY)
DescriptionThis harmonica, made in honor of the U.S. Navy's Los Angeles Zeppelin's first flight in 1924, was designed with the metal casings forming the inflated part of the zeppelin, the harmonica body as the cabin and the escape holes are the ports. The U.S. Navy's Los Angeles Zeppelin was 656 feet long, 46 tons, carried 46 tons cargo and 20 passengers.
DimensionsLength: 206 mm
Width: 57 mm
Height: 30 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, July 1993.
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Object number: 07735