Paddle-wheel tremolo harmonica, C, F, D, G
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1937-1940 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelTremolo Concert Harp No. 53
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on back casings of all four harmonicas, Left: GERMANY (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / PARIS / [medal containing leaves and bust facing right] / 1900
Center: TRADEMARK / [two hands extending from smooth sleeves, holding a double-ringed medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZ/ GESCH [written around the star] / M. HOHNER
Right: CHICAGO / [medal containing man facing left, stepping out of as boat] / 1893 / MADE IN (written sideways, reads top to bottom)
MarkingsStamped on the front casings of all four harmonicas: EXTRA FEINE / SILBERSTIMMUNG
Stamped on the front, right tabs: 1) C 2) F 3) D 4) G
Gold impressions on the extension ends: [flowers and vines] MH (interlocking) [flowers and vines]
Scratched in to handle brackets: Left: PAT VAN DYKE Right: VAN DYKE
DescriptionMetal casings, wooden comb varnished dark brown, 8 brass plates with 24 brass reeds each, 192 reeds. 24 double holes per harmonica, each compartment housing 1 reed, 2 reeds per hole (1 blow, 1 draw). 96 total holes. Original box.
The instrument consists of four of the same harmonica fastened together by a four-pronged joint. A handle extends from both ends of the instrument. The resulting effect produces a paddlewheel-shaped instrument.
Dimensions8-3/4 in
See Harmonica Description Sheet.
ProvenancePurchased by donor, May 1995.
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 number08609
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