Shackman Alpina Double Harmonica
date: label: Date made
content: 1984
name: label: maker
content: B. Shackman and Co. Inc.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made for B. Shackman & Co. in India, around 1984. It is an Alpina model with 24 double holes and 48 reeds. This harmonica has a black stained wooden comb with black painted metal cover plates with gold lettering, attached to the sides with nails. Accessioned with original cardboard box. Printed on the box:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>© 1984 B. Shackman & Co. Inc. N. Y. No. 40662 Made in India</p>
label: Description
content: <p>B. Shackman & Co. was a novelty and toy seller in New York</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: India
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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: The Peter Kassan Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0783.277
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.277
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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content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 7/8 in x 4 3/4 in x 2 in; 2.2225 cm x 12.065 cm x 5.08 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in x 2 1/4 in; 3.175 cm x 13.335 cm x 5.715 cm