1897 - 1900 Vintage M.Hohner Maple Wood and Chrome Sextet

1897 - 1900 Vintage M.Hohner Maple Wood and Chrome Sextet

PLEASE NOTE: The original owner engraved by hand the following keys on the wood C, D, BM and F

Made with Metal and Maple Wood
Width: +- 27cm
Height: 8cm

Inscription: 

One side of each harmonic is engraved:  HARMONICA / M. HOHNER, on the opposite side: MADE IN GERMANY / M. HOHNER.  There are also three trademarks: PARIS 1900 / LOGO / CHICAGO 1893.

This is a Hohner sextet model 53/288M Harmonica often referred to as the paddle wheel harmonica  (a tremolo harmonica is a type of diatonic harmonica that has two reeds per note). The paddle wheel harmonica comprises a set of 6 different keyed tremolo harmonicas. The current owner are NOT SURE what specific keyed harmonicas are present, but with a POSSIBILITY that it might have Bb, F, C, G, D, A.  keys.

It is held together like a paddlewheel by six-pointed star shaped spindle grips at the ends.  This allows the player to rotate the instrument to switch keys, while holding it in both hands.  The wood is brown maple with gold painted designs while the cover plates are made of stainless steel and the reed plates are possibly made of brass.