Party Favors Toy Harmonicas: Museum Object and Cultural History
Party Favors Toy Harmonicas: maker: Gay-Gem Products Corp.. Object Name: harmonica. Object Name: harmonicas.
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This bag of harmonicas was made by Gay-Gem Products Corp. in Phildelphia, Pennsylvania, undetermined date. 6 miniature Happy model harmonicas in original sealed packaging. Each harmonica has 6 single holes and 12 reeds, and a red wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to top and bottom. Each harmonica is embossed:
Materials, dates and provenance
- maker: Gay-Gem Products Corp.
- Object Name: harmonica
- Object Name: harmonicas
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 1 in x 5 3/4 in x 8 1/8 in; 2.54 cm x 14.605 cm x 20.6375 cm
- place made: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
- ID Number: 1988.0783.436
- accession number: 1988.0783
- catalog number: 1988.0783.436
- Credit Line: The Peter Kassan Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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