Images from the Alan G. Bates Harmonica Collection Trumpet Call ("Oriental Beauty") Harmonica NMM 7986.  "Oriental Beauty" harmonica, 1912-1928. The rarest of the Trumpet Call models, the so-called "Oriental Beauty" features, in the center of the brass plate, the image of an old man with a long beard and large "trumpets" coming out the sides of his mouth. When new, the brass cover plates were coated with "imitation gold" and decorated with enameled colors. Introduced in 1912 and still advertised in 1928. Double-sided, 32 holes, 64 reeds.  Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000.   Click arrow to continue Bates Virtual Gallery Tour Go to Bates Virtual Gallery Tour Index Go to Virtual Tour Index Go to description of The Alan G. Bates Harmonica Collection National Music Museum The University of South Dakota 414 East Clark Street Vermillion, SD   57069 ©National Music Museum, 2001, 2003 Most recent update:   May 5, 2003 You are the 11,411th visitor to this page since July 24, 2001. College of Fine Arts The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page