Tremolo bell harmonica, E
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1912-1950 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelVictoria Harp, Victoria (bells) Tremolo- Concert
Serial No.None
SignedEmbossed on the back casing:Left side: DEM VERDIENSTE (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [medal containing three people] ULM (inside a dotted medal) / [medal containing right-facing bust] 1873 1871(inside a dotted medal)
Center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from jagged, cuffed, buttoned sleeves holding a medal with a small five-pointed star in the center ] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZ (written around the inner edges) / M. Hohner
Right side: STUTT / GART (inside a dotted medal) PHILAD [medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (inside a dotted medal) [medal containing a seated person facing left] 1876 / GR. BRONCE (written sideways, reads top to bottom)MarkingsEmbossed on the front casing: GESETZLICH (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / Victoria / Tremolo Concert / EXTRA KLANGVOLLE ST HL BRASS REEDS NCE STIMMEN / GESCHÜTZT (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / E
Gold impressions on the extension ends: [flowers and stems]DescriptionTremolo bell harmonica in a rectangular shape. Chrome- or nickel-plated steel cover plates with two double bells attached to the comb behind. Each bell is activated by keys with brass ball clapper and spring returns. Extended wooden comb with double-chamber construction with 24 holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 48 reeds. Dimensions8-7/8 x 2-1/8 inchesProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08116
On View
Not on view
1910-1920 ca.
