Magnus Duo-Tone Harmonica
date: label: Date made
content: 1953
name: label: maker
content: Magnus Harmonica Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Magnus Harmonica Corporation in Newark, New Jersey, in 1953. It is a Duo-Tone model double harmonica in the keys of C (left side) and B-flat (right side) with 10 single holes. The harmonica has a plastic comb and plastic cover plates. Accessioned with an original cardboard box and instruction book. The harmonica is cast:</p>
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content: <p>TRADE<br>MAGNUS<br>MARK<br>DUO-TONE</p>
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content: <p>The following patents are listed on this harmonica:</p>
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content: <p>U.S. Patent #2339790, dated January 25, 1944 by Finn H. Magnus, for a harmonica.</p>
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content: <p>U.S. Patent #2340333, dated February 1, 1944 by Finn H. Magnus, for a harmonica.</p>
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content: <p>U.S. Patent #2348830, dated May 16, 1944 by Finn H. Magnus, for a harmonica.</p>
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content: <p>U.S. Patent #2473210, dated June 14, 1949 by Finn H. Magnus, assignor, by mesne assignments, to Magnus Harmonica Corporation, for a harmonica and wind cell block.</p>
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content: <p>U.S. #2384758, dated September 11, 1945 by Finn H. Magnus, assignor to International Plastic Harmonica Corporation, for a chromatic harmonica.</p>
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content: <p>U.S. #2407312, dated September 10, 1946 by Finn H. Magnus, assignor to International Plastic Harmonica Corporation, for a plastic harmonica.</p>
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content: <p>U.S. #2416451, dated February 25, 1947 by Finn H. Magnus, assignor to International Plastic Harmonica Corporation, for a method and mold for making integral reed plates and reeds.</p>
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content: <p>U.S. # 2467761, date April 19, 1949 by Finn H. Magnus, assignor, by mesne assignments, to Reconstruction Finance Corporation, for a plastic chromatic harmonica.</p>
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content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Newark
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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 Peter Kassan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0268.24
label: accession number
content: 2005.0268
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content: 2005.0268.24
label: patent number
content: 2339790
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content: 2340333
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content: 2348830
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content: 2373129
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content: 2384758
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content: 2407312
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content: 2416451
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content: 2467761
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content: 2473210
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
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content: paper (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 3/4 in x 1 3/16 in x 8 in; 1.905 cm x 3.01625 cm x 20.32 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 1/8 in x 2 3/8 in x 9 5/8 in; 2.8575 cm x 6.0325 cm x 24.4475 cm