- On View
- Musical Crossroads Gallery
- Museum Maps
- Objects in this Location
- Exhibition
- Musical Crossroads
- Manufactured by
- Hohner Musikinstrumente GmbH & Co. KG, German, founded 1857
- Used by
- Lee, Arthur, American, 1945 - 2006
- Date
- ca. 1980
- Medium
- metal and plastic
- Dimensions
- H x W x D: 3/4 × 4 × 1 1/8 in. (1.9 × 10.2 × 2.9 cm)
- Description
- A metal and plastic harmonica used by Arthur Lee. The harmonica is etched with lettering on the top and bottom. The lettering on the top of the harmonica reads “HOHNER Special 20 / MARINE BAND.” The letter “A” is etched on the top right side of the harmonica. The etched lettering on the bottom of the harmonica reads “M. HOHNER / MADE IN GERMANY.” The harmonica has ten holes on each of its sides. Numbers are etched in the metal above each hole.
- Place made
- Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg, Germany, Europe
- Classification
- Musical Instruments
- Credit Line
- Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Diane Lee in memory of Arthur Taylor Lee
- Object number
- 2014.41.4
- Restrictions & Rights
- No Known Copyright Restrictions
- Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.




