Object Details
- Description
This harmonica was made by Nippon Gakki in Hamamatsu, Japan, undetermined date. It is a Butterfly model in the key of C, with 24 double holes. This harmonica has a burgundy plastic comb with metal cover plates attached with screws on the top and bottom. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The top cover plate is engraved:
TRADE MARK
Butterfly [image of a butterfly] Harmonica
MADE IN JAPAN(engraved on the bottom cover plate):
BUTTERFLY
a-440- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Nippon Gakki
- Credit Line
- Gift of Peter Kassan
- Measurements
- harmonica: 1 in x 1 1/4 in x 7 5/16 in; 2.54 cm x 3.175 cm x 18.57375 cm
- box: 1 1/4 in x 1 5/8 in x 7 9/16 in; 3.175 cm x 4.1275 cm x 19.20875 cm
- Object Name
- harmonica
