Diatonic harmonica, C
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1925-1945 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelMarine Band No. 1896
Serial No.None
SignedEmbossed on back casing, left side: D. VERDIENSTE (written sidewise, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [medal containing three people] ULM (inside a dotted medal) / [medal containing bust facing right] 1873 1871(inside a dotted medal) / MADE BY (stamped)Embossed on back casing, center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from smooth cuffed, buttoned sleeves holding a medal with a small five-pointed star in the center] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZ (written around the inner edges) / M. HOHNER (stamped)
Embossed on back casing, right side: STUTT / GART (inside a dotted medal) PHILAD [medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (inside a dotted medal) [medal containing a seated man facing left] 1876 / GR. BRONCE (written sidewise, reads top to bottom) / GERMANY (stamped)MarkingsEmbossed on front casing: A440 / [bust of Hohner facing right surrounded by laurel leaves] MARINE BAND / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 / C
Stamped on the front casing: M. Hohner (in script)DescriptionDiatonic harmonica in C, rectangular shape. Chrome-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb with single-chamber construction, with 10 square holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 20 reeds. DimensionsLength: 100.5 mm
Width: 25 mm
Height: 18.5 mmProvenancePurchased by donor, September 1996.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07533
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