"Somewhere in Old Wyoming": Museum Object and Cultural History
"Somewhere in Old Wyoming": date made: 1930s. manufacturer: Supertone. Object Name: player piano roll.
The object in the museum catalogue
This player piano roll was made by Supertone in Chicago, Illinois, 1930s. It is roll #4592 – “Somewhere in Old Wyoming,” by Charlie Tobias and Peter de Rose, published by Edwin H. Morris Company. Supertone player piano rolls were sold by Sears Roebuck Company.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1930s
- manufacturer: Supertone
- Object Name: player piano roll
- Physical Description: paper (overall material)
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 2 1/8 in x 12 3/8 in x 2 1/4 in; 5.3975 cm x 31.4325 cm x 5.715 cm
- place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
- ID Number: MI.71.12.11
- accession number: 292526
- catalog number: 71.12.11
- maker number: 4592
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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