Hohner Sporano Melodica
date: label: date made
content: late 150s - early 1960s
name: label: manufacturer
content: Hohner
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This melodica was made by Hohner in Germany, late 1950s-early 1960s. It is a Soprano Melodica reed instrument, with a green plastic shell, with 15 white plastic natural key buttons, 10 black plastic accidental key buttons, and a white plastic mouthpiece. Accessioned with an original carboard container and instruction sheet. The melodica is printed on the top:</p>
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content: <p>HOHNER<br>melodica<br>soprano</p>
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content: <p>(printed on the bottom):</p>
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content: <p>[Hohner logo]<br>MADE IN GERMANY</p>
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content: <p>(printed on the box):</p>
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content: <p>melodica<br>soprano<br>HOHNER<br>MADE IN GERMANY</p>
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content: <p>This moth-blown button style Melodica was marketed to beginner’s and grade school students. It was an easier style to play than the later melodica piano 26 model (Cat. #2009.0050.01)</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
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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 Vera C. Glocklin
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1997.0064.01
label: accession number
content: 1997.0064
label: catalog number
content: 1997.0064.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: melodica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
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content: metal (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 1 5/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 13 1/2 in; 4.1275 cm x 6.0325 cm x 34.29 cm
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