Photo Album Music Box: Museum Object and Cultural History
Photo Album Music Box: date made: 1880-1910. Object Name: music box. Physical Description: paper (overall material).
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This music box was possibly made by John Cuendet in Switzerland, around 1880-1910. It is a photo album music box made of brown and gold colored leather with a cavity for a music box, and 13 pages for photographs. This music box has a one-piece comb with 41 teeth and plays 4 tunes. The musical movement is activated when the book is opened.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1880-1910
- Object Name: music box
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Physical Description: leather (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 2 3/4 in x 9 1/2 in x 11 3/4 in; 6.985 cm x 24.13 cm x 29.845 cm
- place made: Switzerland
- ID Number: 1991.0106.05
- accession number: 1991.0106
- catalog number: 1991.0106.05
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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