Cylinder Music Box: Museum Object and Cultural History
Cylinder Music Box: date made: 1878-1882. Object Name: Music Box. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This music box was possibly made by Bremond, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1878-1882. It is a cylinder music box, with 6 tunes. This music box has a single-piece comb with 56 teeth. The cylinder is 6-3/32” long. This music box is activated with a lever wound spring. The song list is as follows:
Pirates of Penzance Dancing in the Barn Secret Love Home Sweet Home The Last Rode of Summer Boccaccio
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1878-1882
- Object Name: Music Box
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: glass (overall material)
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 4 3/4 in x 14 in x 6 3/4 in; 12.065 cm x 35.56 cm x 17.145 cm
- place made: Switzerland
- ID Number: MI.69.18
- catalog number: 69.18
- accession number: 274913
- Credit Line: Bequest of August Mencken
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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