Tremolo harmonica, C
Date1950 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
ModelMerry Gipsies
Serial No.none
SignednoneMarkingsStamped on the front and back casings: [woman with a tambourine] The / Merry Gipsies / MADE IN GERMANY
Red paint on the wood extension: Gipsy - Band / D. R. G. M. / MADE IN GERMANY
DescriptionThis one man band is a unique combination of a harmonica, cymbals, and a woodblock, titled "Gipsy Band." There are three wooden beaters and two cymbals attached. When the spring is plucked one mallet hits the cymbals, and the other two hit the woodblock. The mallets are painted red, white and green.
DimensionsLength: 103 mm
Height: 24 mm
Width: 31 mm
Length of wooden "drum" attachment: 37.3 mm
Diameter of cymbals: 59.5 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, July 1998.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number09778
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1853/04/02
1700 ca.
1990-2000 ca.
1865 ca.
