Hohner Bravo Harmonica

Bought this harmonica today.
I only found 2 online with the same box design and colour (all others had a different image and/or colour). Both on Dutch sites, which isn't a huge surprise, as the boxes on those sites also had two labels on the bottom with Dutch text, as does mine (forgot to take a pic of that... ). Could this mean this design was only used in the Netherlands? Or is this caused by Google being "helpful" by bringing up results based on location, and can you find other identical boxes?
And any idea how old this is?

 

Given the interior text, I would think the packaging was produced for an English-speaking market. It would be helpful to see photographs of the Dutch text labels.

Debora

 

Here it is

 

Now I see that mine only matches one of the 2 others I found, as one has a red version of the 2nd label

 

Love it. My wish? Your command!

Debora

 

Your harmonica is post-1927 given the prix dates. Interesting. I too am only seeing packaging in that colorway in The Netherlands. Hohner could have exported all its harmonicas in English-language packaging and added stickers of company and product information in local languages (as they do here in Dutch.) That would have been the least expensive option. I can't see the company producing bespoke packaging for The Netherlands. Too small a market. The one sticker may have changed from green to red in a later run so the company information would stand out and be distinguished from the product feature information.

Debora

 

Is @all_fakes the right person to summon for more info on musical instruments?

 

no.... but you called him anyways

try this..

https://www.antiquers.com/threads/can-anyone-help-me-date-my-grandfathers-harmonica.55183/

 

Oops ... Incorrect assumption based on your tag in the recent snare drum thread, and on an answer in another instrument thread.

I know

Thanks. I checked the Pat Missin site mentioned there by @Figtree3, and this bit was definitely useful:
"Hohner used various trademarks over the years, but a particularly common one was a circle being held by two hands. Look in the middle of the circle - if there is a star inside it, then it is probable that it was made prior to WWII [...] Later versions of that trademark omit the star."

 

It appears the company had stopped using the image of conductor + orchestra by the early 1950s.

Debora

 

.... I was just kidding around ..... we call on him for any instruments !!!!

Glad I could help a little !!

 

I hate you!

 

Join the Club !

 

I don't have a lot of knowledge about harmonicas - though my Mom played a Hohner chromatic harmonica, and I still have one of hers. Hohner made a great many styles over many years, and sold them world-wide; and I believe it can be hard to pin down exact dates. As far as playability, the reeds deteriorate with use and over time, so an older harmonica is likely not going to be a "player." It can be hard/impossible to find replacement reeds, and not easy to remove old ones and install new ones, so generally nobody bothers to renovate old harmonicas.
Performers will want newer ones, in good shape; not sure if there is a collector's market for old ones.

 

I like the stamping on the metal....and the box is always a bonus !!

 

Thank you for your reply @all_fakes

On a Dutch marketplace site someone bid 25 EUR on an identical harmonica. That would already me more than what I've paid for the harmonica (+ the necklace I posted Saturday)