Object Details
- Description
This harmonica was made for B. Shackman & Co. in India, around 1984. It is a Tina model with 10 single holes and 20 reeds. This harmonica has a black painted wooden comb with metal cover plates attached to the sides with nails. Accessioned with original cardboard box. The harmonica is embossed:
Tina
(printed on the box):
- © 1984 B. Shackman & Co. Inc. N. Y.
- No. 40661 Made in India
- B. Shackman & Co. was a novelty and toy seller in New York.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- B. Shackman and Co. Inc.
- date made
- 1984
- Credit Line
- The Peter Kassan Collection
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- harmonica: 7/8 in x 3 1/2 in x 1 1/8 in; 2.2225 cm x 8.89 cm x 2.8575 cm
- box: 1 in x 3 3/4 in x 1 5/16 in; 2.54 cm x 9.525 cm x 3.33375 cm
- Object Name
- harmonica
