M.J. Paillard Co. Orchestra Cylinder Music Box: Museum Object and Cultural History
M.J. Paillard Co. Orchestra Cylinder Music Box: date made: 1880-1895. Object Name: music box. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This music box was made by M.J. Paillard Company in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1880-1895. It is an interchangeable orchestra cylinder music box, serial #5733, with 48 tunes (6 cylinders,8 tunes each). This music box has a two-piece comb with 66 teeth (36, 30), 9 bells, drum with 8 beaters, castanet with 6 beaters, and 21 note organ. The cylinders are 16-3/16" long. The music box is activated by lever wound parallel springs (2), parallel. Accessioned with a coordinating table with 2 drawers to store the extra cylinders.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1880-1895
- Object Name: music box
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: glass (overall material)
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: ink (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 48 1/2 in x 54 in x 30 in; 123.19 cm x 137.16 cm x 76.2 cm
- place made: Switzerland
- ID Number: MI.74.02
- catalog number: 74.02
- accession number: 307853
- Credit Line: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Porter
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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