Harmonica, tremolo double, C, G
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1912-1950 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelTrumpet Call No. 426 (Oriental Beauty)
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the front and back casings: Trumpet Call / MADE IN GERMANY M. HOHNERSilver lettering on comb ends: HOHNERDescriptionDouble-sided, tremolo harmonica in rectangular shape. Brass cover plates with decorative escape holes and high-relief horn. Wooden comb with double-chamber construction with 16 square holes on each side. Brass reed plates. Total of 64 reeds.
Hohner's Trumpet Call No. 426 (Oriental Beauty) harmonica. This model, also known as Oriental Beauty, is different from other Trumpet Call models and is very rare. The casings depict a bearded man with a double ended horn extending from both sides of his mouth. The reed plates are coated in imitation gold and decorated with green and red enamel floral motifs.DimensionsLength: 160.5 mm
Width: 51.7 mm
Height: 22.3 mmProvenanceNo known provenance.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 number07986
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1973 ca.
1973 ca.