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Diatonic harmonica
Diatonic harmonica
Diatonic harmonica

Diatonic harmonica

Date1892 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelWorld's Fair Concert Harmonica
Serial No.none
SignedTop cover signed: [bust] / TRADE MARK (above) / COLUMBUS (below) / THE WORLD'S FAIR / HARMONICA / OF CH. WEISS TROSSINGEN / 1893 GERMANY

Bottom cover signed: MANUFACTURED BY CH. WEISS / TROSSINGEN / MAKER OF THE CELEBRATED / Brass Band Harmonicas (script)
Markingsnone
DescriptionMetal casings, wooden comb varnished brown, 2 brass plates with 10 brass reeds each, 20 reeds. 10 holes, 2 reeds per hole (1 blow, 1 draw).

This commemorative model was made for the 1893 Chicago World's Fair Columbian Exposition. Weiss' exhibit received awards "for excellent tone quality" and "for good workmanship," according to published prize lists.
Dimensions4 x 1 inches
ProvenancePurchased by donor, September 1995.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08718
On View
On view
Guitar
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1953-1964 ca.
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Christian A. Essbach
1940 ca.
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1950-1965 ca.
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1925-1935 ca.
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