Hohner Marine Band Harmonica: Museum Object and Cultural History
Hohner Marine Band Harmonica: maker: Hohner, M.. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Marine Band No. 1896 model in the key of C, with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a light brown and black stained wooden comb with metal cover plates screwed to top and bottom. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:
MARINE BAND M. HOHNER U.S.A. PATENT AUG 24TH 1897 MADE IN GERMANY
This harmonica features U.S. Patent #588920 for an improvement in mouth-harmonicas, submitted by Jacob Hohner.
Materials, dates and provenance
- maker: Hohner, M.
- Object Name: harmonica
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 9/16 in x 4 in x 1 in; 1.42875 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.54 cm
- Measurements: harmonica: 5/8 in x 4 in x 1 1/16 in; 1.5875 cm x 10.16 cm x 2.69875 cm
- Measurements: box: 15/16 in x 4 1/4 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.38125 cm x 10.795 cm x 3.175 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: 1988.0783.122
- accession number: 1988.0783
- catalog number: 1988.0783.122
- patent number: 588920
- Credit Line: The Peter Kassan Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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