Hohner Harmonica Display Box: Museum Object and Cultural History
Hohner Harmonica Display Box: maker: Hohner. Object Name: display box. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This box was made for the display of Hohner harmonicas. It is a stained wood box, with three telescoping tiers. The outside of the box is marked:
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Materials, dates and provenance
- maker: Hohner
- Object Name: display box
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 5 5/8 in x 10 11/16 in x 9 1/4 in; 14.2875 cm x 27.14625 cm x 23.495 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: 1988.0783.642
- accession number: 1988.0783
- catalog number: 1988.0783.642
- Credit Line: The Peter Kassan Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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