Magnus Indian Chief Harmonica
date: label: Date made
content: ca 1949
name: label: maker
content: Magnus Harmonica Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Magnus Hamonica Corporation in Newark, New Jersey, around 1949. It is an Indian Chief model, with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. The harmonica has a red and black plastic comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with open rivets. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>TRADE MARK MAGNUS U.S.PAT.OFF.<br>HARMONICA CORPORATION<br>NEWARK 4, NEW JERSEY<br>US. PATENT NOS. 2,373,129<br>2,407,312 – 2,416,451<br>MADE IN U.S.A.<br>OTHER U.S. AND FOREIGN<br>PATENTS PENDING</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica features the following patents:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>U. S. Patent #2373129, dated April 10, 1945, for the construction of the reed plate and reeds for instruments of the harmonica type by Finn H. Magnus.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>U. S. Patent #2407312, dated September 10, 1946, for harmonicas in which the reeds or reed plate, or both the reeds and reed plate are formed of a plastic composition by Finn H. Magnus assignor to International Plastic Harmonica Corporation.</p>
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content: <p>U. S. Patent #2416451, date February 25, 1947, for a method of and making integral reed plates and reeds by Finn H. Magnus assignor to International Plastic Harmonica Corporation.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New Jersey, Newark
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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: 1988.0783.332
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.332
label: patent number
content: 2373129
label: patent number
content: 2407312
label: patent number
content: 2416451
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (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: 3/4 in x 4 3/16 in x 1 1/8 in; 1.905 cm x 10.63625 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 1/16 in x 4 3/4 in x 1 9/16 in; 2.69875 cm x 12.065 cm x 3.96875 cm