Nippon Butterfly Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Nippon Gakki Co. Ltd.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Nippon Gakki Seizo Kabushiki Kaisha (Yamaha) in Japan, undetermined date. It is a Butterfly model in the key of A, with 23 double holes and 46 reeds. This harmonica has a black painted wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws and nuts. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Butterfly [image of butterfly] Harmonica<br>Trade Mark Made In Japan</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>BUTTERFLY<br>REGISTERED</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
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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: 1988.0783.344
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.344
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 15/16 in x 6 3/4 in x 1 3/16 in; 2.38125 cm x 17.145 cm x 3.01625 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 1/8 in x 7 in x 1 9/16 in; 2.8575 cm x 17.78 cm x 3.96875 cm