MINIATURE HARMONICAS (46) INCLUDING AIR SHIP SHENANDOAH AND "BIG BOY" MOVIE COMEDY STAR.
Item Description
Lifetime collection of miniature harmonicas largely 1920s-1950s. There is one charm (non-musical) 1" long and 44 plus two exact duplicate, musical harmonicas 1-1/8"-1-3/8" long. By country: Germany 17 and one exact dupe including Baby Beaver, another "Educational Juvenile Comedies" (1924-1930 showing child star Malcolm Sebastian as "Big Boy" doing a chin-up); others for Bohm, Cutie by Fr-HOTZ (plus duplicate), Hohner with numerous brand names; Koch-Harmonica, Little Band Master (by C.A. Seydel); Little Lady (two diff.), Moore And Powell (movies?), "Prof. Max C. Lightman Plays Only/Hohner"; "Shenandoah" showing first airship to cross North America (1924) and five others. From Japan 17 including: Aster, Atom (two sizes), Elvin Supertone, Midget, 1,000,000 $ Baby; Music (one in silver finish, one in brass); Princess; Robin (two sizes); Teenie; Yamaha and four others. From Occupied Japan five including Butterfly plus dupe; Bright, Medal (oval shape), Pee Wee, Piano. There are three with no country named as: Hering, Orchestra, and Orion. From Italy is A. Mancini and there is one brass color Hohner marked "Made In China". About 11 of the 46 have minor luster loss. These are VG-Fine and the others are VF-Mint. Ten original boxes come along including Big Boy, Moore and Powell, (2) Hohner, My Little One, Little Band Master, Pee Wee, Butterfly and two with worn-missing text. The other eight are VG-NM. An outstanding collection.
