Doerfel Merry Minstrel Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Doerfel, G. A.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by G. A. Doerfel in Saxony, Germany, undetermined date. It is The Merry Minstrel model in the key of F, with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a black and red painted wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws and nuts. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>THE MERRY MINSTREL<br>TRADE MARK MADE AND REGISTERED IN SAXONY</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
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content: <p>[Doerfel logo] G.A. Doerfel>br>GERMANY<br>THIS SIGNATURE IS A GUARANTEE<br>OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany: Saxony
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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: 1988.0783.369
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.369
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 3 15/16 in x 1 1/16 in; 1.905 cm x 10.00125 cm x 2.69875 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 7/8 in x 4 1/8 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.2225 cm x 10.4775 cm x 3.175 cm