Weiss Pipeolion Harmonica
date: label: Date made
content: 1908
name: label: maker
content: Weiss, Ch.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Christian Weiss in Germany, 1908. It is a Pipeolion model, with 10 single holes, 20 reeds, and 10 trumpets. This instrument has a wooden and metal comb. Accessioned with original cardboard box. Printed on the instrument in gold:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>FULL ORGAN<br>TONE<br>PATTENT APPLIED FOR<br>TRADE MARK<br>MADE BY<br>Ch. Weiss<br>GERMANY</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>[music staff with notes]<br>HOME SWEET HOME</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: 1988.0783.354
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.354
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: 13/16 in x 8 1/2 in x 3 3/8 in; 2.06375 cm x 21.59 cm x 8.5725 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 1/8 in x 8 7/8 in x 3 3/4 in; 2.8575 cm x 22.5425 cm x 9.525 cm