Tremolo harmonica, G
Date1928-1930 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelTuckaway No. 780
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on the front casing: TUCKAWAY (these letters ascend and descend in steps)/ M. HOHNERMarkingsStamped on the back casing, left side: GRANDE PRIX / [bird facing left inside a medal] / PR PHILAD (inside a medal) / 1926 [nude woman with harp inside a medal)
Stamped on the back casing, center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from smooth, cuffed, buttoned sleeves holding a double-ringed medal with a large six pointed star in the center) GESETZL / GESCH. (written around inner edges) / M. HOHNER / MADE IN GERMANY
Stamped on the back casing, right side: GRAND PRIX / [nude woman with harp inside a medal] / MUSIQUE / GENEVE / 1917(inside a medal)
Stamped on the sides: 1) z. Patangm 2) G
DescriptionMetal casings, wooden comb painted red. 2 brass reed plates with 16 reeds each (32 reeds). 16 double holes. A spring mechanism allows the casings to open and close and the comb to move in and out.
Dimensions4-7/8 x 1-1/2 inches
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 number08598
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