Buttery Symphonic Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: 1948-1952
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Butterfly Harmonica in Occupied Japan, 1948-1952. It is a Symphonic model, with 21 double holes and 42 reeds. This harmonica has a black painted wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws. It is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>TRADE MARK<br>Butterfly [image of butterfly] Harmonica<br>MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Symphonic</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Harmonicas
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Peter Kassan Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0783.298
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.298
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15/16 in x 6 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 2.38125 cm x 16.51 cm x 2.8575 cm