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Diatonic harmonica

Diatonic harmonica

Date: 1906 ca.
Place Made:Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Model: Mauretania
Serial No: none
SignedBottom cover signed: C. H. MEINEL / hot air balloon trademark
On either side are honors medals for 1873, 1881, 1891 and 1894 in different places
Stamped to one side: Saxony
MarkingsTop cover marked: MAURETANIA / REGISTERED = GERMANY
DescriptionMetal casings, wooden comb painted ivory. This model was issued to commemorate the 1906 launching of the RMS Mauretania, a passenger ship of the Cunard line, that held the speed record until 1929. Original box.
Dimensions4-7/8 x 1-1/8 inches
ProvenancePurchased by donor, March 1995.
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Object number: 08508