Hohner Harmonica Revolving Stand: Museum Object and Cultural History
Hohner Harmonica Revolving Stand: Date made: 1935. maker: Hohner. Object Name: display stand.
The object in the museum catalogue
This revolving stand was made to display Hohner harmonicas. It has stained wood obelisk-shaped top, matching finish base, and metal handle. The stand has metal clips to support 36 harmonicas of varying sizes and prices. This appears in a 1932 catalog for Belknap Hardware & Manufacturing Company in Louisville, Kentucky. As indicated in this catalog, the base contains a wind-up mechanism that can revolve for 3-1/2 hours.
Materials, dates and provenance
- Date made: 1935
- maker: Hohner
- Object Name: display stand
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 32 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in; 83.185 cm x 27.305 cm x 27.305 cm
- Measurements: display stand: 31 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in x 10 3/4 in; 80.645 cm x 27.305 cm x 27.305 cm
- Measurements: handle: 5/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 3 in; 1.5875 cm x 14.605 cm x 7.62 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: 1988.0783.641
- accession number: 1988.0783
- catalog number: 1988.0783.641
- Credit Line: The Peter Kassan Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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