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Created By: Deutsches Harmonikamuseum

This 1912 catalog advertisement illustrates the Hohner company’s pride in its dramatic expansion.

Hohner factory in Trossingen, ca. 1924-25

This overhead view of the Hohner factory in Trossingen (c. 1924–25) indicates how little it had been affected by German’s…

Hohner family tree

A simplified family tree of the Hohner family.

Hohner office in New York in the 1920s

The Hohner office in New York in the 1920s.

Hohner Patent for "Marine Band" harmonica

In 1897, the Hohner firm patented a harmonica that would be sold under the brand name “Marine Band” and become…

Hohner Records, Bestand Hohner

Created By: WABW

Hohner, Hans

In 1857, Matthias Hohner established a harmonica workshop that would become the world-leading producer of this small musical instrument. Founded in Trossingen, a small town in rural southwest Germany, the company soon expanded into the American market through Matthias Hohner's son Hans, who was partially educated in the United States and supervised the first foreign branch of the company, founded in New York in 1901. Hans' nephew, Matthias (Matthew) Hohner, later took over the American branch from Hans in 1927.

Hohner, M., New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, Sep. 21, 1922.

Hohner, M., New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, Dec. 2, 1924.

Hohner, M., New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, Nov. 23, 1925.

Hohner, M., New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen

In this 1927 letter, the New York firm enclosed a copy of a letter that the National Association for the…

Hohner, M., New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, May 18, 1928.

Hohner, M., New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen

M. Hohner, New York to M. Hohner, Trossingen, March 18, 1936.