Sousa's Band Maxitone Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: 1930-1950
name: label: maker
content: Hohner
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Hohner in Germany, around 1930-1950. It is a Sousa’s Band Maxitone Chromatic harmonica in the key of G major, with 10 holes and 40 reeds. It has a medium-brown stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached with screws and nuts, and a metal slide and button. Accessioned with original paper box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
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content: <p>Sousa’s Band<br>40 reeds MAXITONE CHROMATIC</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>John Philip Sousa<br>MAXITONE CHROMATIC</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: Harmonicas
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Mary Ross
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0303.01
label: accession number
content: 1991.0303
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0303.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
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content: paper (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 1 in x 5 15/16 in x 1 5/8 in; 2.54 cm x 15.08125 cm x 4.1275 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 9/16 in x 6 1/4 in x 2 in; 3.96875 cm x 15.875 cm x 5.08 cm