Hohner Little Lady No. 39 Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Hohner
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Little Lady No. 39 model, with 4 single holes and undetermined number of reeds. This harmonica has a black stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws. With blue plastic box in original sealed packaging. As printed on the packaging:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>FIRST MUSICAL INSTRUMENT PLAYED IN SPACE</p>
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content: <p>This harmonica is identical to the one which was the first musical instrument to be played in space. Astronaut Walter M. Shirra played “Jingle Bells” on Gemini VI Mission, December 15-16, 1965. He was accompanied by Astronaut Thomas P. Stafford, Jr. on the jingle bells. The original Hohner Little Lady Harmonica used by Schirra is on view in Apollo to the Moon Gallery at the National Air and Space Museum, Smithsonian Institution.</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: 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: 1988.0783.448
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.448
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: plastic (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: overall: 5/8 in x 3 3/4 in x 5 1/8 in; 1.5875 cm x 9.525 cm x 13.0175 cm