All American Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Harmonic Reed Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made By Harmonic Reed Corp. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after 1934. It is an All American model, with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a black plastic comb with a curved black metal and plastic cover plate attached with screws. The harmonica is printed:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>ALL AMERICAN<br>MADE BY HARMONIC REED CORP., PHILA., U.S.A.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica features U.S. Design Patent No. 92,285 dated May 22, 1934 for a new harmonica design by Charles H. Bennington and Irving L. Stein assignors to the Harmatone Company, Inc.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p> reissue U.S. Patent No. 19,299 (originally 1,817,109) for dated September 4, 1934 for improvements in harmonica reeds by Charles H. Bennington and Irving L. Stein assignors to the Harmatone Company, Inc.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia
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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: 1988.0783.333
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.333
label: patent number
content: 19,299
label: patent number
content: 92,285
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: 1 5/16 in x 4 7/16 in x 1 in; 3.33375 cm x 11.27125 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 3/16 in x 5 3/4 in x 1 9/16 in; 3.01625 cm x 14.605 cm x 3.96875 cm