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Tremolo harmonica, G
Maker: by Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date: 1909-1910 ca.
Place Made:Trossingen, Germany, Europe
Model: Aero Band 2561
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on the front and back casings: AERO BAND M. HOHNER
MarkingsStamped on the back casing underneath bust in a scroll: M. HOHNER
Stamped on casing edge: MADE IN GERMANY
Stamped on casing edge: MADE IN GERMANY
DescriptionNickel-plated brass casings, wooden comb with deep red varnish. 2 reed plates with 14 brass reeds each ( 28 reeds). 14 holes, each compartment housing 2 reeds (1 blow, 1 draw).
The casings are shaped like a zeppelin with two passenger baskets. Stamped in the center of the front casing is a portrait bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Original box.
The casings are shaped like a zeppelin with two passenger baskets. Stamped in the center of the front casing is a portrait bust of Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Original box.
DimensionsLength: 126.4 mm
Height: 22.8 mm
Width: 38.2 mm
Height: 22.8 mm
Width: 38.2 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, November 1996.
Terms
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Published ReferencesLee Raine Randall. "From the Alan G. Bates Collection: Trumpets, Zeppelins, touring Automobiles, and One Last Cartridge." America's Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter Vol. 28, No. 4, November 2001, p. 4.
Lee Raine Randall. "Rare Harps." Harmonica World. April /May 2002, p. 9
Lee 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.
Lee Raine Randall. "Rare Harps." Harmonica World. April /May 2002, p. 9
Lee 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.
Object number: 08148