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Diatonic harmonica
Date: 1898 ca.
Place Made:Germany, Europe
Model: Roosevelt Rough Rider Concert model
Serial No: none
Signednone
MarkingsBetween the two circles at the bottom: CELEBRATE and TRADE MARK
Raised letters: THE / Roosevelt Rough Rider / Concert / MADE IN GERMANY
On the back: Steel Bronze Reeds
Raised letters: THE / Roosevelt Rough Rider / Concert / MADE IN GERMANY
On the back: Steel Bronze Reeds
DescriptionThis harmonica has an unidentified trademark of two circles, and eight-pointed star, crown, and the word "Celebrate". It commemorates the service of Lt. Col. Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt and his Rough Riders in Cuba, June 1898, during the Spanish-American War.
Dimensions5-3/8 x 1-1/2 inches
ProvenancePurchased by donor, October 1993.
Terms
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Object number: 07803