Tremolo harmonica, G

Date1924-1928 ca.

Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe

ModelAero-Band 185

Serial No.none

SignedStamped on the back casing:
Left side: DEM VERDIENSTE (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [double-ringed medal containing three people] ULM (in a medal) / [double-ringed medal containing a bust facing right] 1873 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) / Made by M. Hohner Germany

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)
MarkingsEmbossed on the front casing: MADE IN GERMANY [hands extending from jagged sleeves, holding a medal with a star in the center / [simple airplane] / AERO – BRAND M. HOHNER
DescriptionMetal casings, wooden comb varnished brown. 2 brass 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. Original box.
Dimensions4-3/4 x 1-1/8 inches

See Harmonica Description Sheet.
ProvenancePurchased by donor, November 1997.

Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000

Object number08724

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