Chromatic harmonica, C
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1910-1925
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelChromatic No. 260
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the back casing:Left side: DEM VERDIENSTE (written sideways, reads bottom to top) / WIEN / [double-ringed medal containing three people] ULM (in a medal) / [double-ringed medal containing a right-facing bust] 1873 1871 (in a medal)
Center: TRADE MARK / [two hands extending from jagged, cuffed sleeves holding a double-ringed medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZLICH / GESCHÜTZT (written around the inner edges) / M. Hohner
Right side: STUTT / GART (in a medal) PHILAD / [double-ringed medal containing laurel leaves] / 1881 (in a medal) [double-ringed medal containing a seated person facing left] 1876 / GR. BRONCE (written sideways, reads top to bottom)MarkingsStamped on the front casing: CHROMATIC HARMONICA / MADE BY M. HOHNER GERMANY CDescriptionChromatic harmonica in rectangular shape. Nickel-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb and double-chamber construction with 10 holes. The mouthpiece and slide components are nickel-plated metal. The mouthpiece has square holes. Straight, push brass slide with internal wire spring-loaded mechanism. Brass reed plates. Total of 40 reeds. Wooden case.Dimensions4-7/8 x 1-1/2 inches ProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08408
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