Blow accordion
Maker
Matthias Hohner
Date1923-1930 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelHohner Sax 22B
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on plaque attached to bell front: The / Hohner Sax (tail of X is underneath entire text here) / Made by M. HOHNER / GERMANYMarkingsStamped on the back, just above the u-bend: 68DescriptionSaxophone-shaped blown accordion with 12 keys (10 note keys and 2 chord/bass keys). Total of 28 reeds. Tubular, brass sheet body, and brass keys. DimensionsHeight: 17.5 in (455 mm)Bell diameter: 3.89 in (99 mm)ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08770
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