Player harmonica
Alternate name(s)
- Organette
Makerby
PlaRola Corp.
Distributor
Montgomery Ward & Company
(distributor)
Date1935 ca.
Place MadeEaston, Maryland, United States, North America
ModelPlaRola Organ
Serial No.none
SignedOn front of instrument: PlaRola / ORGANMarkingsOn back of instrument: Pat. No. 1813337 Other Patents Pending / M’nfg. By / PlaRola Corporation of America / Easton Md.
DescriptionLithographed tin case with mouthpiece on backside. Hinged access to case interior for changing music rolls. Harmonica is housed in a brass cylinder. There are two hand cranks - one to advance the music roll forward as you play, and the other to rewind the music roll. Original box.
DimensionsLength: 131.0 mm
Width: 99.6 mm
Height: 39.7 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, June 1996.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08515
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