Opera Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: 1948-1952
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by an undetermined maker in the U.S. Occupation Zone Germany, 1948-1952. It is an Opera model in the key of G, with 16 double holes and 32 reeds. This harmonica has a red-brown stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with nails. Accessioned with original metal box. The harmonica is stamped:<p>
label: Description
content: <p>Opera<br>MADE IN WEST GERMANY</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and printed on the box):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Opera<br>MADE IN GERMANY-US-ZONE</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: West 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: The Peter Kassan Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0783.245
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.245
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: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 3/4 in x 6 5/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 1.905 cm x 16.03375 cm x 3.175 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 7/8 in x 6 5/8 in x 1 1/2 in; 2.2225 cm x 16.8275 cm x 3.81 cm