Marine Band Harmonica with Devise for Practicing Harmonica
name: label: referenced
content: Peterson, Walter C.
label: maker
content: Hohner, M.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Marine Band model with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. It has a black stained wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom. Accessioned with original cardboard box marked labeled "Walter C. Peterson known as the Kentucky Wonder Bean."</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The device for practicing harmonica techniques is made of metal. It was patented by musician Walter C. Peterson, U.S. Patent 1,797,613, March 24,1931.</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
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: The Peter Kassan Collection
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1988.0783.492
label: accession number
content: 1988.0783
label: catalog number
content: 1988.0783.492
label: patent number
content: 1797613
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
label: Object Name
content: practising device
label: Object Name
content: harmonica, with practicing device
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: harmonica: 15/16 in x 4 1/16 in x 4 15/16 in; 2.38125 cm x 10.31875 cm x 12.54125 cm
label: Measurements
content: box: 1 1/8 in x 4 1/4 in x 5 in; 2.8575 cm x 10.795 cm x 12.7 cm
label: Measurements
content: leaflet: 1/16 in x 3 9/16 in x 4 5/8 in; .15875 cm x 9.04875 cm x 11.7475 cm