Octave-tuned harmonica, C, G
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1925 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelTrumpet Call No. 426
Serial No.none
SignedEmbossed on the front and back casings: Trumpet CALL / M. HOHNERMarkingsEmbossed on the front and back casings: MADE IN GERMANY / REGISTERED
Stamped on the front casing: C
Stamped on the back casing: G
DescriptionBrass casings, wooden comb painted black. 2 reed plates with 16 brass reeds, 32 reeds per harmonica, 64 reeds. 16 double holes, each compartment housing 1 reed, 2 reeds per hole, blow and draw notes alternate holes.
Both brass covers have high-relief designs with two nymphs in the center playing trumpets, seated back to back. Flaring out to each end are double arched tiers of small and larger horns, 13 total on each end. The ends of the comb are decorated in a gold stamped design of a cherub’s head playing two trumpets, one out of each side of its mouth, and a floral motif. Original box.
DimensionsLength: 180 mm
Width: 52.1 mm
Height: 26.4 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, April 1994.
Published ReferencesLee Raine M. Randall. The Hohner Harmonica Company: Models and Marketing Material from About 1900 to 1940. M. M. Thesis. Vermillion: University of South Dakota, 2007.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08121
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