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Diatonic harmonica, A
Maker: Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date: 1930-1935 ca.
Place Made:Trossingen, Germany, Europe
Model: Hohner 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 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] 1876
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 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] 1876
MarkingsStamped 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: A
Stamped on the front, right tab: A
DescriptionMetal casings, wooden comb varnished brown. This harmonica was touted in advertizing for its ease of travel and sturdy construction. Like other diatonic models, it was available in any key. Original box with rainbow design.
Dimensions4 x 1 inches
See Harmonica Description Sheet.
See Harmonica Description Sheet.
ProvenancePurchased by donor, February 1994.
Terms
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Published ReferencesLee 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.
Object number: 07883