Diatonic harmonica, G
Maker
Matthias Hohner, Inc.
Date1911-1950 ca.
Place MadeTrossingen, Germany, Europe
ModelIronclad No. 30
Serial No.None
SignedStamped on the back casing, left: DEM VERDIENSTE / WIEN / [three men inside a medal] ULM (inside a medal) / [bust facing right inside a medal] 1871 (inside a medal) Stamped on the back casing,center: TRADE MARK / [two hands with smooth sleeves holding a medal with a six-pointed star in the center] GESETZL / GESCHUTZ (written around the inside) / MADE BY M. Hohner GERMANY
Stamped on the back casing, right: STUTT / GART (inside a medal) PHILAD / [laurel leaves inside a medal] / 1881 (inside a medal) [man facing left inside a medal] / 1876 / GR. BRONCEMarkingsStamped on the front casing: The Ironclad / Harmonica (Embossed diagonally) / Patented / Nov. 28th 1911 / Reed / Cells Protected / with metal Armour / G
Stamped on the front casing: Made by M. HOHNER GermanyDescriptionDiatonic harmonica in G in rectangular shape. Chrome-plated steel cover plates. Wooden comb with single-chamber construction with 10 square holes. Brass reed plates with reed channels lined with metal. Total of 20 reeds. DimensionsLength: 101 mm
Width: 25.2 mm
Height: 16.5 mmProvenanceNo known provenance.
Credit LineAlan G. Bates Collection, 2000
Object number08533
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