Regan & Sons Chromatic Harmonica
date: label: date made
content: 1940s
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was made by G.P. Regan & Sons in Burlingame, California, in the 1940s. It is a Chromatic harmonica with 10 holes and 40 reeds. This harmonica has a metal and wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the top and bottom with screws, and a metal slide (no button). The harmonica is engraved:</p>
label: Description
content: <p>FULL<br>Chromatic<br>G.P. Regan & Sons<br>BURLINGAME CALIFORNIA<br>[in shield]<br>QUALITY<br>G.P.R JR.<br>W.F.R.<br>G.P. REGAN<br>AND SONS<br>[below shield]<br>MADE IN U.S.A.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>This harmonica was previously owned and played by Johnny Puleo (1907-1983), an American harmonica player and actor. Puleo got his big break after performing at a contest held by harmonica player and actor, Borrah Minevitch (born Boruch Meinewitz, 1902-1955), and leader of the group The Harmonica Rascals. After Minevitch’s death in 1955, Puleo formed his own group, The Harmonica Gang. The group performed throughout the world and made several recordings during their association. Puleo appeared in several television programs and films.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: California, Burlingame
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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 Josephine M. DeRosa and Louise H. Puleo
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1991.0265.03
label: catalog number
content: 1991.0265.03
label: accession number
content: 1991.0265
objectType: label: Object Name
content: harmonica
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 1 in x 5 1/2 in x 1 1/2 in; 2.54 cm x 13.97 cm x 3.81 cm