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Diatonic harmonica
Diatonic harmonica
Diatonic harmonica

Diatonic harmonica

Date1898 ca.
Place MadeGermany, Europe
ModelRoosevelt 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
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.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07803
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