Images from The Alan G. Bates Harmonica Collection The Auto Model Harmonica by M. Hohner NMM 8281.  "The Auto" harmonica by M. Hohner, Trossingen, ca. 1924-1930. Cover plates are brass, stamped in the shape of an open-top touring car of the period, with an ordinary harmonica inside. This very hard-to-find item was produced about 1923. 10 holes, 20 reeds. Alan G. Bates Collection, 2000.   Click arrow to continue Bates 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 19,394th visitor to this page since July 20, 2001. College of Fine Arts The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page