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 Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Marine Band model in the key of C, with 10 double holes and 40 reeds. This harmonica has a brown stained wooden comb with metal cover plates screwed to top and bottom. It is engraved:
MADE IN GERMANY MARINE BAND M. Hohner U.S.A. PATENT AUG 24TH 1897
This harmonica features U.S. Patent #588920, dated August 24, 1897, 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: 15/16 in x 4 5/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 2.38125 cm x 11.7475 cm x 3.01625 cm
- place made: Germany
- ID Number: 1988.0783.098
- catalog number: 1988.0783.098
- accession number: 1988.0783
- patent number: 588920
- Credit Line: The Peter Kassan Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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