Weiss Bellbird Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Weiss, Ch.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Christian Weiss in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Bellbird model with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a red stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Bellbird</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and printed on the box):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The<br>BELLBIRD<br>LOVELY MUSIC<br>Registered<br>MADE IN GERMANY Ch.WEISS</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: 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: 1988.0783.168
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.168
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (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: overall: 3/4 in x 3 7/8 in x 1 in; 1.905 cm x 9.8425 cm x 2.54 cm
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 13/16 in x 3 15/16 in x 1 1/16 in; 2.06375 cm x 10.00125 cm x 2.69875 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 15/16 in x 4 3/16 in x 1 3/16 in; 2.38125 cm x 10.63625 cm x 3.01625 cm