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Double harmonica, C, G

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Double harmonica, C, G

Date: 1930 ca.
Place Made:Klingenthal, Saxony, Germany, Europe
Model: Fridolin
Serial No: none
SignedStamped on front and back covers of harmonica in G: Reinhold [lion jumping between maker’s initial’s] RF (in script) Friedel / REGISTERED TRADEMARK MADE IN GERMANY
MarkingsStamped on front and back covers of harmonica in C: POWERFUL MUSIC / (floral
motif) FRIDOLIN (floral motif) / GUARANTEED / FINEST QUALITY
Stamped on left of “Fridolin” model name: MADE IN GERMANY
Stamped on right of “Fridolin” model name: REGISTERED
DescriptionDiatonic harmonica, in C and G, Fridolin model; wooden comb and body painted black,
16 double holes (per harmonica); metal cover plate connects the two harmonicas, slightly
concave with trumpetlike flares on each end; two brass reedplates (per harmonica), 16
blow reeds, 16 draw reeds, (32 reeds total per harmonica, 64 reeds for entire instrument);
four bolts, two on each end, with square nuts secure instrument.
DimensionsLength: 122 mm (4.8 in)
Width: 65 mm (2.5 in)
Credit Line: Gift of Lothar Meisel, 2004
Not on view
Object number: 10808