Empress Leader Harmonica
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by an undetermined maker in Tokyo, Japan, undetermined date. It is an Empress Leader model, with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a black stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with nails. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>EMPRESS LEADER<br>MADE IN JAPAN</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan: Tōkyō, Tokyo
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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: 1988.0783.304
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.304
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
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content: metal (overall material)
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label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 3/4 in x 4 1/8 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 10.4775 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 7/8 in x 4 9/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 11.58875 cm x 3.175 cm