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Diatonic harmonica, C
Diatonic harmonica, C
Diatonic harmonica, C

Diatonic harmonica, C

Date1902-1907 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelUp To Date Surprise No. 61
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on the front and back casings: UP TO DATE SURPRISE / REGISTERED PATENT APPLIED FOR / MADE IN / GERMANY / M. HOHNER
MarkingsStamped on the front casing, right side: C
DescriptionHohner's Up To Date Surprise No. 61 model harmonica. The brass nickel-plated casings resemble pages of an open book.
DimensionsLength: 4 in
Width: 1 in

ProvenancePurchased by donor, July 1993.
Published ReferencesLee Raine M. Randall. The Hohner Harmonica Company: Models and Marketing Material from About 1900 to 1940. M. M. Thesis. Vermillion: University of South Dakota, 2007.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07726
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