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Gemini 6 harmonica and bells.

The sign accompanying them reads

Harmonica and Bells

These musical instruments were used by Walter Schirra and Thomas Stafford to broadcast a rendition of the tune, "Jingle Bells," near Christmastime 1965, on the Gemini 6 mission.

Gift of Walter M. Schirra and Thomas P. Stafford Jr.

The harmonica is Smithsonian collections ID #A19670148000 and the bells are ID #A19670148001.