Diatonic harmonica
Maker
Christian Weiss
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 GERMANYBottom cover signed: MANUFACTURED BY CH. WEISS / TROSSINGEN / MAKER OF THE CELEBRATED / Brass Band Harmonicas (script)MarkingsnoneDescriptionMetal 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 inchesProvenancePurchased by donor, September 1995.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08718
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