Diatonic harmonica, C
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1930-1950 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelHohner Band No. 132
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 (inside a double-ringed medal) / [double-ringed medal containing right-facing bust] 1873 1871(inside a double-ringed medal)
Center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from smooth lined sleeves holding a double-ringed medal with a large six-pointed star (with center lines) in the center] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZ (written around the inner edges) / M. HOHNER (curved)
Right side: STUTT / GART (inside a double-ringed medal) PHILAD [double-ringed medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (inside a double-ringed medal) [double-ringed medal containing a seated man facing left] 1876MarkingsStamped on the front casing: HOHNER BAND (curved) / MADE BY (curved) M. HOHNER (curved) GERMANY (curved) / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stamped on the front, right tab: CDescriptionDiatonic harmonica in C in rectangular shape. Chrome- or nickel-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb with single-chamber construction with 10 holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 20 reeds. Original flip-top cardboard box. Dimensions4 x 1 inchesProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08008
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