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Harmonica (Echo Elite "Regina" model)

(American, born in Romania, 1898–1985)
1939–49
Object PlaceTrossingen, Germany
Medium/TechniqueMetal, wood
DimensionsOverall: 15.2 × 3.3 × 2.5 cm (6 × 1 5/16 × 1 in.)
Credit LineBenjamin Pierce Cheney Donation
Accession number2019.503
On View
Not on view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceMay 25, 2018, sold on ebay by Steve Doc Kulich, Williamsbury, CT, to Jayme Kurland, Vienna, VA; 2019, sold by Kurland to the MFA. (Accession Date: April 24, 2019)
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