C. A. Seydel Söhne Music Master Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: 1920s
name: label: maker
content: C. A. Seydel Söhne
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by C. A. Seydel Söhne in Germany, 1920s. It is a Music Master model in the key of C, with 10 single holes. The harmonica has a red-stained comb and metal cover plates attached with screws and nuts. Accessioned with original metal box. The top cover plate is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>TRADE MARK<br>The<br>Music Master<br>MADE IN GERMANY</p>
label: Description
content: <p> (and stamped on bottom cover plate):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>C.A. Seydel Söhne [in script]<br>THIS SIGNATURE IS A GUARANTEE<br>OF THE VERY BEST QUALITY<br>MADE IN GERMANY CASS [in starburst]<br>TRADE MARK</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: Popular Entertainment
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content: Harmonicas
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Whiteman, Jon. John Whiteman's Harmonica Anthology: Harmonica Photos from Various Collections
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Peter Kassan
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2005.0268.13
label: accession number
content: 2005.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2005.0268.13
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 1/2 in x 1 3/16 in x 4 in; 1.27 cm x 3.01625 cm x 10.16 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 15/16 in x 1 7/16 in x 4 3/16 in; 2.38125 cm x 3.65125 cm x 10.63625 cm