Yamaha Butterfly Chromatic Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: 1948-1952
name: label: maker
content: Nippon Gakki Co., Ltd.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha (Yamaha) in Occupied Japan, 1948-1952. It is a Butterfly chromatic model, with 10 double holes and 40 reeds and metal button slide. This harmonica has a metal and brown stained wooden comb with a metal button-activated slide, and metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
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content: <p>TRADE MARK<br>Butterfly [butterfly image] Harmonica<br>MADE IN OCCUPIED JAPAN</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
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content: <p>YAMAHA<br>CHROMATIC HARMONICA</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: 1988.0783.316
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.316
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
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content: metal (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 1 1/8 in x 5 3/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 2.8575 cm x 13.6525 cm x 3.81 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 5/16 in x 5 5/8 in x 1 13/16 in; 3.33375 cm x 14.2875 cm x 4.60375 cm