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Harmonicas
Bell Harmonica
Date: 1935-1945 ca.
Place Made:Germany, Europe, Saxony
Model: Grand National
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsMarked: REGISTERED / MADE IN SAXONY [three horseshoes with horses inset]
Marked: The GRAND NATIONAL
Marked: The GRAND NATIONAL
DescriptionThe harmonica section is on the front part of the wooden body and two bells are mounted on individual base plates behind the cover plates with spring levers to ring them. The bells are not tuned to the harmonica. According to Bates, this is an unusual bell model, quite different from others in his collection.
Dimensions8-1/8 x 2-1/2 inches
ProvenancePurchased by donor, October 1993.
Terms
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Object number: 07827