Hohnerette Blow Accordion
date: label: date made
content: ca 1908
name: label: maker
content: Hohner, M.
notes: label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, around 1908. It is a Hohnerette Blow Accordion model. This harmonica has a red stained wooden base with 10 metal buttons and two bass/chord keys, metal horn and mouthpiece. Accessioned with original cardboard box. It is engraved:</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>Hohnerette<br>Made by M. Hohner GERMANY <br>(PATENT APPLIED FOR)</p>
label: Description (Brief)
content: <p>This instrument features U. S. Patent #894778, dated July 28, 1908, by Matthias Hohner for a mouth accordion.</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: 1988.0783.551
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.551
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: cardboard (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 4 7/8 in x 4 1/8 in x 10 3/8 in; 12.3825 cm x 10.4775 cm x 26.3525 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 4 7/16 in x 12 1/8 in x 5 1/2 in; 11.27125 cm x 30.7975 cm x 13.97 cm