Organetta
Maker
Matthias Hohner
Date1958-1960 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
Serial No.72359
SignedLabel on bottom (white, with black ink): HOHNER / Typ 9806 / 110 – 120/220 – 240 V ~ / + 5% / 15 W 50 Hz (cycles) / ___110 V volt ~____ / DBGM / 1733159 / British patent / applied for / US, French, Italian / ___patents pending____ / Made in Germany / [2 diagrams of electrical configuration]MarkingsStamped on underside of case: 72359
Descriptiontable-top electric organ with 2 octaves (f-e”) – 29 notes
piano-style keyboard of plastic
green plastic body
keys are numbered to correspond with keyboard template
The sound is generated by an electric fan that blows air into a set of brass reeds.
DimensionsHeight (with legs and music desk): 220 mm
Width; 410 mm
Depth: 250 mm
ProvenanceThe donor reported acquiring the object in 1956; however, most references to this product's manufacture begin in 1958.
Credit LineGift of James S. Patterson Estate, 1991
Object number05225
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