Borrah Minevitch Blue Rhythm Band Harmonica
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Borrah Minevitch, undetermined provenance and date. It is a Blue Rhythm model harmonica in C, with 10 holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a brown-stained wood comb with metal cover plates attached with screws. The harmonica is stamped:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>HOLD LEFT HAND<br>THUMB REST [in oval]<br>DESIGNED FOR SUPERIOR<br>MUSICAL RESULTS<br>TONAL EFFECTS AND<br>BLUES</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Borrah Minevitch<br>Blue Rhythm Band<br>INDEX FINGER [in oval]<br> FEATHER ACTION REEDS<br>[signature of Borrah Minevitch]</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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.74.21
label: accession number
content: 314637
label: catalog number
content: 74.21
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: 3/4 in x 4 1/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 10.4775 cm x 2.8575 cm