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Player harmonica
Alternate name:Organette
Maker: by PlaRola Corp.
Distributor: Montgomery Ward & Company (distributor)
Date: 1935 ca.
Place Made:Easton, Maryland, United States, North America
Model: PlaRola Organ
Serial No: none
SignedOn front of instrument: PlaRola / ORGAN
MarkingsOn 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
Width: 99.6 mm
Height: 39.7 mm
ProvenancePurchased by donor, June 1996.
Terms
Credit Line: Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Not on view
Object number: 08515