Double-sided tremolo harmonica, C, G
Date1963-1980 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelEcho No. 56 or 56-3/4
Serial No.None
SignedEmbossed on the back casing:Left side: GRAND PRIX GENEVE 1927 / 19[lyre]27 (inside a medal) GRAND PRIX PHILAD / [bird facing left inside a medal / [woman with harp inside a medal] 1926 (in a medal surrounded by laurel leaves)
Center: TRADE – MARK (curved) / [two hands extending from smooth buttoned sleeves holding a medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZL / GESCH. (written around edges) / MADE IN GERMANY M. HOHNER FABRIQUÈ EN ALLEMAGNE
Right side: GRAND PRIX PARIS / 19[person]37 (inside a medal) / GRAND PRIX CHIC 1893[building in a medal] / [ship in a medal] [man facing left in a medal]MarkingsEmbossed on the front casing: ECHO / GLOCKENREINE STIMMUNG
Stamped on the front casing, lower right corner: C
Stamped on the back casing, lower right corner: G
The casings are stamped with vines and sunburst designs.DescriptionDouble-sided, tremolo harmonica in rectangular shape. Chrome-plated steel cover plates with escape holes. Wooden comb with double-chamber construction with 24 holes on each side. Brass reed plates. Total of 96 reeds. Original cardboard box.Dimensions6-3/4 x 2 inchesProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08594
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