Hering Patria Formosa Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Hering S. A., Alfredo
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Alfredo Hering S. A. in Brazil, undetermined date. It is a Patria Formosa model in the key of C, with 12 double holes and 24 reeds. This harmonica has a yellow stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with nails. Accessioned with original plastic case. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Patria Formosa<br>MARCA REGISTRADA INDUSTRIA BRASILEIRA</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Brazil
setName: label: See more items in
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: The Peter Kassan Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0783.260
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.260
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 3/4 in x 4 9/16 in x 1 in; 1.905 cm x 11.58875 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: case: 7/8 in x 5 3/4 in x 2 in; 2.2225 cm x 14.605 cm x 5.08 cm