Harmonica, full concert, C
Date1922-1950 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelMarine Band Concert No. 1896
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the back casing:Left side: D. VERDIENSTE (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [medal containing three people] ULM (inside a double-ringed medal) / [medal containing right-facing bust] 1873 (inside a double-ringed medal) / MADE IN GERMANY
Center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from smooth buttoned sleeves holding a double-ringed medal with the following words written around the inner edges] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZ / M. Hohner
Right side: STUTT - / GART (inside a double-ringed medal) PHILAD [medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (inside a double-ringed medal) [medal containing a seated man facing left] 1876 / FABRIQUE EN ALLEMAGNE / GR. BRONCE (written sideways, reads top to bottom)MarkingsStamped on the front casing: Bust of Hohner surrounded by laurel leaves] / MARINE BAND / M. Hohner / 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 910
Stamped on the front, right tab: CDescriptionOctave-tuned, full concert harmonica in rectangular shape. Chrome-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb with double-chamber construction with 10 rectangular holes. Brass reed plates. Total of 40 reeds. Original cardboard box.Dimensions4-5/8 x 1-1/8 inchesProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07970
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