Tremolo harmonica, A
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1924-1930 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelAuto No. 2561
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on the front and back casings: M. HOHNER THE AUTOStamped on the front casing, painted red in a wreath: MH (the M and H are connected)
Embossed on the front and back casing: MH (the M and H are intertwined)
MarkingsStamped on the casings, where connected: MADE IN GERMANY
DescriptionPlated brass casings, wooden comb varnished dark red-brown. 2 reed plates with 14 brass reeds each (28 reeds). 14 double holes, each compartment housing 2 reeds per hole (1 blow, 1 draw).
The metal casings are cut, pressed and embossed in the form of a 1920s touring car. Original box.
DimensionsLength: 125.7 mm
Height: 19.3 mm
Width: 41.4 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, August 1994.
Published ReferencesLee Raine Randall. "From the Alan G. Bates Collection: Trumpets, Zeppelins, touring Automobiles, and One Last Cartridge." America's Shrine to Music Museum Newsletter Vol. 28, No. 4, November 2001, p. 5.
Lee Raine Randall. "Rare Harps." Harmonica World. April /May 2002, p. 10
Lee 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 number08281
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