Harmonotone Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: after 1945
name: label: maker
content: Harmonic Reed Corporation
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Harmonica Reed Corp. in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, after 1945. It is a Harmotone model with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a clear plastic comb with red and white plastic cover plates adhered to top and bottom. The harmonica is cast:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Harmotone<br>HARMONICA<br>DOMESTIC AND FOREIGN<br>PATENTS PENDING<br>MADE IN U.S.A.<br>HARMONIC REED CORP.<br>PHILA PA</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica features U.S. Patent No. 2,373,129 dated April 10, 1945, for the construction of harmonica reed plates and reeds, by Finn H. Magnus of West Caldwell, New Jersey.</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: 1988.0783.466
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.466
label: patent number
content: 2373129
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 15/16 in x 4 3/16 in x 1 1/4 in; 2.38125 cm x 10.63625 cm x 3.175 cm