Octave-tuned resonator harmonica
Date1921-1933 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelHarmonette No. 3101
Serial No.none
SignedStamped on the back casing of harmonica: MADE BY M. HOHNER GERMANY / [scrolling vines with leaves]MarkingsStamped on the front casing of harmonica: REGD. U. S. PATENT OFFICE D. R. P. 173667 / [scrolling vines with leaves]
Silver pressings on the resonator: HARMONETTE / M. HOHNER (underneath sound hole) / MADE IN GERMANY (written sideways, reads bottom to top)
DescriptionThis unique design is comprised of a 14 hole, octave-tuned harmonica mounted in a harp-shaped wooden resonator with a large hole for air escapement. Orignal box.
DimensionsLength: 4 3/4 in
Width: 3 1/4 in
ProvenancePurchased by donor, September 1993.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number07780
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