Tonette

Object/Artifact

Ripon Historical Society

Name/Title

Tonette

Entry/Object ID

2014.0203.0005

Description

Two tonettes in cases with self-instuctor booklet. Edgar Zobel instructed soldiers on the tonette during WWII. Tonettes appr. 7 3/4 "

Context

The tonettes are pre band instruments that gained popularity during the 1940s when they were used by both grammar schools and the United States Army during World War II. The Army bought them as an inexpensive way to entertain soldiers in the trenches.

Acquisition

Accession

2014.0203

Source or Donor

Zobel Family

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Horn

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Device, Sound Signaling

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Sound Communication Devices

Nomenclature Class

Sound Communication T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 06: Tools & Equipment for Communication

Search Terms

WWII, Zobel, tonette, world, war, 2