Melo-Tone Harmonica
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by an undetermined maker in Japan, undetermined date. It is a Melo-Tone model, with 21 double holes and 42 reeds. This harmonica has a black painted wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws and nuts. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MELO-TONE<br>Harmonica<br>MADE IN JAPAN</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Japan
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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: 1988.0783.342
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.342
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
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content: metal (overall material)
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content: ink (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 3/4 in x 6 1/2 in x 1 3/16 in; 1.905 cm x 16.51 cm x 3.01625 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 3/16 in x 6 3/4 in x 1 1/2 in; 3.01625 cm x 17.145 cm x 3.81 cm