Hohner Marine Band Harmonica
name: label: maker
content: Hohner, M.
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by M. Hohner in Germany, undetermined date. It is a Marine Band model in the key of C, with 14 holes and 28 reeds. It has a red-stained wood comb with metal cover plates attached with screws and nuts. Accessioned with original burgundy plastic case. The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MARINE BAND<br>M. Hohner</p>
label: Description
content: <p>(and stamped on the case):</p>
label: Description
content: <p>MARINE BAND<br>No. 365<br>MADE BY M.HOHNER</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was previously owned and used by American singer, harmonica player, and recording artist, Junior Wells (born Amos Wells Blakemore, Jr., 1934-1998). During Wells’ nearly 4-decade career, he performed internationally and made recordings with several blues musicians including Muddy Waters, Earl Hooker, and Buddy Guy. He also performed with The Rolling Stones. Wells made several recordings for States, Chief, and Delmark labels.</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: Gift of Junior Wells
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0294.02
label: accession number
content: 1991.0294
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0294.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: plastic (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 7/8 in x 6 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 16.51 cm x 2.8575 cm
label: Measurements
content: harmonica: 1 in x 6 1/4 in x 1 3/16 in; 2.54 cm x 15.875 cm x 3.01625 cm
label: Measurements
content: case: 1 3/16 in x 7 in x 1 5/8 in; 3.01625 cm x 17.78 cm x 4.1275 cm