Duss Band Tremolo Quadruple Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Duss, J. S.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by J. S. Duss in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Duss Band Tremolo model in the keys of C, G, D, and A. It is comprised of 4 harmonicas hinged together, tuned to the keys of D, G, C, and A with a total of 64 double holes and 128 reeds. Each harmonica has a brown stained wooden comb with silver colored decorations, and metal cover plates with holes attached to the top and bottom with nails. There are 2 metal handles at each end. The harmonicas are embossed:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>DUSS BAND<br>TREMOLO<br>EXTRA FULL TONE<br>REG. U.S.,<br>PAT. OFF</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>None Genuine without<br>J.S. Russ<br>signature</p>
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content: <p>John Samuel Duss (1860-1951) was a band master, conductor, composer, teacher, cattle rancher, businessman, and founder of the Duss Concert Band.</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: 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: 1988.0783.559
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.559
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 in x 8 1/4 in x 3 in; 7.62 cm x 20.955 cm x 7.62 cm
label: Measurements
content: overall: 2 1/2 in x 8 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 6.35 cm x 21.59 cm x 6.35 cm