"Little White Lies": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Little White Lies": maker: Rolmonica Music Co.. Object Name: roll. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This player roll was made by Rollmonica Music Co. in Baltimore, Maryland, undetermined date. It is for a Rollmonica player harmonica, roll R-652 “Little White Lies.” The roll is made of perforated paper on a metal and cardboard spool with original paper box.
Materials, dates and provenance
- maker: Rolmonica Music Co.
- Object Name: roll
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: roll: 3 5/16 in x 1 in; 8.41375 cm x 2.54 cm
- Measurements: box: 1 1/16 in x 3 3/4 in; 2.69875 cm x 9.525 cm
- place made: United States: Maryland, Baltimore
- ID Number: 1988.0783.654
- accession number: 1988.0783
- catalog number: 1988.0783.654
- Credit Line: The Peter Kassan Collection
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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