Unitone Chromatic All American Series Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: after 1934
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 a Unitone 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>Unitone<br>ALL AMERICAN SERIES</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Unitone<br>CHROMATIC</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica features U.S. Design Patent #92285 dated May 22, 1934 for a new harmonica design by Charles H. Bennington and Irving L. Stein assignors to the Harmatone Company, Inc.</p>
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content: <p>(and):</p>
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content: <p>Reissue U.S. Patent #19299 (originally #1817109) 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: 1988.0783.297
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.297
label: patent number
content: 19299
label: patent number
content: 92285
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 5 7/16 in x 1 5/16 in; 2.54 cm x 13.81125 cm x 3.33375 cm