Oktavia Toy Harmonica: Museum Object and Cultural History
Oktavia Toy Harmonica: date made: 1980s. Object Name: harmonica. Physical Description: plastic (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This harmonica was made by an unknown maker in West Germany, 1980s. It is an Octavia toy harmonica, made of blue and yellow plastic with cast mouthpiece, with 8 green buttons. The harmonica is cast:
There is a white paper price tag on the bottom of the object indicating that this harmonica was purchased at the Franklin Institute in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, for 99 cents.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1980s
- Object Name: harmonica
- Physical Description: plastic (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 3/4 in x 4 1/16 in x 1 1/2 in; 1.905 cm x 10.31875 cm x 3.81 cm
- place made: West Germany
- ID Number: 2016.0031.12
- catalog number: 2016.0031.12
- accession number: 2016.0031
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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