Seydel Pocket Boomerang Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Seydel
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Seydel in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Pocket Boomerang model in the key of G, with 10 single holes. This harmonica has a brown-stained wood comb and metal cover plates attached with screws and nuts. Accessioned with original carboard box and printed paper harmonica wrapper. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>ALBERT'S SYSTEM<br>HAND FILED REEDS<br>INTERCHANGEABLE PARTS<br>[image of a boomerang] POCKET<br>BOOMERANG</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and stamped on the top of the box):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The Pocket<br>BOOMERANG<br>Tangent Tempered Reeds<br>Albert's System</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Boomerang harmonicas were commissioned by Frank Albert, owner of the largest music store in Sydney, Australia. The harmonicas were made by the German firm of Seydel and sold under the name “Albert’s System.” They were produced exclusively for the Australian market.</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: Whiteman, Jon. John Whiteman's Harmonica Anthology: Harmonica Photos from Various Collections
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Peter Kassan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0268.12
label: accession number
content: 2005.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0268.12
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: paper (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 9/16 in x 3/4 in x 3 in; 1.42875 cm x 1.905 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 7/8 in x 1 1/8 in x 3 3/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 2.8575 cm x 8.5725 cm