Magnus Horn Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Magnus Harmonica Corporation
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Magnus Harmonia Corp. in Newark, New Jersey, after 1947. It is a Horn Harmonica model with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a black and orange plastic comb with white plastic cover plates with resonator. It is stamped:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>MAGNUS<br>TRADE MARK<br>HORN HARMONICA</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>MADE IN U.S.A.<br>MAGNUS<br>NEWARK N.J.<br>Pat. No. 2416451 – 2407312 – 2373129 OTHER PATS. PEND.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This harmonica features the following patents:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>U. S. Patent 2372129, dated April 10, 1945, for the construction of the reed plate and reeds for instruments of the harmonica type by Finn H. Magnus.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>U. S. Patent #2407312, dated September 10, 1946, for harmonicas in which the reeds or reed plate, or both the reeds and reed plate are formed of a plastic composition by Finn H. Magnus assignor to International Plastic Harmonica Corporation.</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>U. S. Patent #2416451, date February 25, 1947, for a method of and making integral reed plates and reeds by Finn H. Magnus assignor to International Plastic Harmonica Corporation.</p>
label: Location
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: 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: 1988.0783.554
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.554
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 in x 5 1/8 in x 2 1/2 in; 5.08 cm x 13.0175 cm x 6.35 cm