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Harmonica (Echo Elite model)
Harmonica (Echo Elite model)

Harmonica (Echo Elite model)

Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG
John Vassos (American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)
1939–49
Object PlaceTrossingen, Germany
Medium/TechniqueMetal, wood
DimensionsOverall: 17.8 x 7 x 3.2 cm (7 x 2 3/4 x 1 1/4 in.)
Case: 7.6 x 20.3 x 3.8 cm (3 x 8 x 1 1/2 in.)
Credit LineJohn H. and Ernestine A. Payne Fund
Accession number2016.781
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
Provenance2016, sold on Ebay to the MFA. (Accession Date: December 14, 2016)
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