Octave-tuned harmonica, C
Date1910-1924 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelMarine Orchestra No. 122
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on the back casing:
Left side: DEM VERDIENSTE (written sidewise, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [double-ringed medal containing three people] ULM (in a medal) / [double-ringed medal containing a bust facing right] 1878 1871 (in a medal)
Center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from jagged, cuffed, buttoned sleeves holding a medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZT (written around the inner edges) / M. Hohner
Right side: STUTT / GART (in a medal) PHILAD / [double-ringed medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (in a medal) [double-ringed medal containing a seated person facing left] 1876 / GR. BRONCE (written sideways, reads top to bottom)MarkingsStamped on the front plate: MADE IN GERMANY (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / MARINE ORCHESTRA / M. Hohner / PATENT APPLIED FORDescriptionMetal casings, wooden comb varnished red, 2 reed plates with 14 brass reeds each, 28 reeds. 14 double holes, each compartment housing 1 reed, 2 reeds per hole. The blow and draw reeds alternate holes. Each bell is equipped with a leaf spring lever. To facilitate holding the harmonica, the wooden comb is extended and embellished with scrolling vines, leaves and flowers. This is a rare variety with tulip-shaped bells facing outward, instead of dome-shaped bells mounted side by side.
DimensionsLength: 171 mm
Width: 54.2 mm
Height: 20.8 mm
Height with bells: 47.3 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, November 1994.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08397
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