Hohner Tremolo Harmonica with Bells
name: label: maker
content: Hohner, M.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Tremolo Marine Band model with bells in the key of C, with 10 double holes and 20 reeds. The harmonica has a red-brown stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws. There are two metal bells attached to the top of the harmonica. It is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MARINE BAND<br>M.Hohner<br>U.S. PATENT AUG 24th 1897<br>MADE IN GERMANY</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica features U.S. Patent #588920, dated August 24, 1897, by Jacob Hohner for a mouth-harmonica.</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
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Ht, Department of Civil History, Division of Musical Instruments. Museum Catalogue, Vol 1
label: Related Publication
content: Whiteman, Jon. John Whiteman's Harmonica Anthology: Harmonica Photos from Various Collections
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.74.23
label: accession number
content: 314637
label: catalog number
content: 74.23
label: patent number
content: 588920
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 5/8 in x 5 7/8 in x 2 1/8 in; 4.1275 cm x 14.9225 cm x 5.3975 cm