Mermod Freres Cylinder Music Box: Museum Object and Cultural History
Mermod Freres Cylinder Music Box: date made: 1880-1890. maker: Mermod Freres. Object Name: music box.
The object in the museum catalogue
This music box was made by Mermod Freres in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1880-1890. It is a cylinder music box, with 6 tunes. This music box has a single-piece comb with 74 teeth. The cylinder is 8-3/32" long. The music box is activated by a lever wound spring.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1880-1890
- maker: Mermod Freres
- Object Name: music box
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 4 3/4 in x 15 1/2 in x 6 1/2 in; 12.065 cm x 39.37 cm x 16.51 cm
- place made: Switzerland
- ID Number: MI.378895
- accession number: 146078
- catalog number: 378895
- Credit Line: Gift of Ellen Crimley
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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