Supreme x Hohner Harmonica Keychain
Supreme vs. Original
Original — Hohner
Hohner Little Lady (M39100X)
About the original
Matthias Hohner founded the Hohner harmonica factory in Trossingen, Germany in 1857 and within forty years had become the largest harmonica manufacturer in the world; the company invented the Little Lady (model M39100X) in 1898, a fully playable four-hole, eight-reed chromatic-plated harmonica tuned to the key of C, measuring just 1.38 inches end to end. Astronaut Walter Schirra smuggled one aboard Gemini 6 in December 1965 to play 'Jingle Bells' alongside crewmate Tom Stafford on sleigh bells, making it the first musical instrument played in space. The FW2020 Supreme version is a standard Little Lady on a split-ring keychain with a printed Supreme logo; it released November 5, 2020 at $32.
About Hohner
Hohner is a German musical instrument manufacturer founded in 1857 by Matthias Hohner in Trossingen, Baden-Württemberg. The company is the world's largest producer of harmonicas and also manufactures accordions, melodicas, and other free-reed instruments. Hohner's Marine Band harmonica, introduced in 1896, became the standard instrument for American blues and folk musicians, and was played on recordings by Bob Dylan, Little Walter, and John Lennon. The company still produces the Marine Band, Special 20, and Chromonica models at its Trossingen factory. Supreme's Hohner collaboration featured a branded version of the Marine Band harmonica.
