Images from The Alan G. Bates Harmonica Collection Aero Band Zeppelin Harmonica NMM 8148.  "Aero Band" harmonica by M. Hohner, Trossingen, ca. 1909-1924. Both the cover plates and the box depict a zeppelin, with central pictures of Hohner and Ferdinand von Zeppelin. Brass cover plates once had a thin plating of silver.  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, 2001-2007 Most recent update:  October 29, 2007 You are the 14,742nd visitor to this page since July 24, 2001. The University of South Dakota Return to Top of Page