Swiss Orchestra Cylinder Music Box: Museum Object and Cultural History
Swiss Orchestra Cylinder Music Box: date made: 1880-1890. Object Name: Music Box. Physical Description: wood (overall material).
The object in the museum catalogue
This music box was made by an undetermined maker in Switzerland, around 1880-1890. It is an orchestra music box, serial #108550, with 12 tunes. This music box has a two-piece comb with 29 teeth (8 & 21), and a separate comb for percussion section with 13 teeth, and an 18 note organ, 6 bells, and a drum with 7 beaters. The cylinder is 15-3/16" long. The music box is activated with 2 lever wound springs, in series. There are two metal controls on the right side for selecting tune and on/off.
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1880-1890
- Object Name: Music Box
- Physical Description: wood (overall material)
- Physical Description: metal (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 13 1/2 in x 33 1/4 in x 16 3/4 in; 34.29 cm x 84.455 cm x 42.545 cm
- place made: Switzerland
- ID Number: MI.61.235
- catalog number: 61.235
- accession number: 232559
- Credit Line: Gift of Lispenard Seabury Crocker
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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