Diatonic harmonica, A-flat
Date1984 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelMarine Band No. 1896
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on cover plates: M. HohnerMarkingsAutographed by Bob Dylan on top cover plate.
Stamped on the top cover plate: [bust of Hohner surrounded by laurel leaves] MARINE BAND / M. Hohner (in script) / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Stamped on the top cover plate, left tab: A440
Stamped on the top cover plate, right tab: A b
Stamped on the bottom cover plate, left side: D. VERDIENSTE (written sidewise, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [medal containing three people] ULM (inside a double-ringed medal) / [medal containing bust facing right] 1873 (inside a double-ringed medal) / MADE IN GERMANY
Stamped on the bottom cover plate, center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from smooth sleeves holding a medal with the following words written around the inner edges] GESETZL. / GESCH. / M. Hohner
Stamped on the bottom cover plate, right side: STUTT - / GART (inside a double-ringed medal) PHILAD [medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (inside a double-ringed medal) [medal containing a seated man facing left] 1876 / FABRIQUE EN ALLEMAGNE / GR. BRONCE (written sidewise, reads top to bottom)
DescriptionDiatonic harmonica in standard (rectangular) shape. Silver-plated cover plates. Wooden comb with lacquered exposed ends (sides and back), and 10 holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 20 brass reeds (10 per plate, 2 per hole), one-blow and one-draw.
DimensionsLength: 100mm / 3.9in
ProvenanceThis harmonica was used by Bob Dylan in the mid-1980s, and was given to his friend and guitar technician César Díaz.
Bob Dylan has favored Hohner Marine Band harmonicas for years and can often be seen in photographs with one mounted in a harmonica rack as he plays guitar.
Credit LineAnonymous gift, 2013
Object number14721
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