Harmonica, full concert, C
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1955-1970 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelOrchester II
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the back casing:Left side: GRAND PRIX GENEVE 1927 / 19[lyre]27 (inside a medal) GRAND PRIX PHILAD / [bird facing left inside a medal / [woman with harp inside a medal] 1926 (in a medal surrounded by laurel leaves) / MADE IN GERMANY
Center: TRADE - MARK / [two hands extending from smooth buttoned sleeves holding a medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZL / GESCH. (written around edges) / M. Hohner
Right side: GRAND PRIX PARIS / 19[person]37 (inside a medal) / GRAND PRIX CHIC 1893[building in a medal] / [ship in a medal] [man facing left in a medal] / FABRIQUÈ EN ALLEMAGNEMarkingsStamped on the front casing: Hohner [Conductor] Orchester / Vereins- Harmonika / C / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10DescriptionFull concert harmonica in C in rectangular shape. Chrome- or nickel-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb with double-chamber construction with 10 holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 40 reeds. Flip-top cardboard box.Dimensions4-1/2 x 1-1/8 inches ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07700
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