Tombo Harmonic Minor Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: ca 1990
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Lee Oskar Harmonicas in Japan, about 1990. It is a Harmonic Minor harmonica in the key of A minor, with 10 holes and 20 reeds. It has a black plastic comb with metal cover plates attached with screws and nuts. Accessioned with original plastic case. The harmonica is embossed:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>HARMONICA BY TOMBO Lee Oskar TM</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and printed on the case):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Harmonic Minor<br>HARMONICA BY TOMBO Lee Oskar TM</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Lee Oskar Harmonicas was founded in 1983 by harmonica virtuoso Lee Oskar, in collaboration with Tombo Manufacturing of Japan.</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: Harmonicas
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Lee and Leslie Darrell Oskar
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0366.02
label: accession number
content: 1991.0366
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0366.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 11/16 in x 4 1/8 in x 1 3/16 in; 1.74625 cm x 10.4775 cm x 3.01625 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 in x 4 5/16 in x 1 9/16 in; 2.54 cm x 10.95375 cm x 3.96875 cm