Violano Virtuoso Roll #2331: Museum Object and Cultural History

The object in the museum catalogue

This music roll was made by Mills Novelty Company in Chicago, Illinois, about 1924-1925. It is Roll #2331, playable in a Violano Virtuoso player. The tune list for this roll is as follows:

Roll #2331 - Hand Played Light Classical Roll 9857: Marcheta (A Love Song of Old Mexico), Schertzinger-O-Hare, copyright 1924, J. Franklin Co. 9858: Will You Remember from "Maytime," S. Romberg, copyright 1917, G. Schirmer 9859: Love Has a Way (them melody for Mary Pickford in "Dorothy Vernon of Hadden Hall"), Victor Schertzinger, copyright 1924, H. Flammer 9860: When You're Away from "The Only Girl," Blossom V. Herbert, copyright 1914, M. Witmark 9861: A Kiss in the Dark from “Orange Blossom" (waltz), DeSilva - V. Herbert, copyright 1922, Harms, Inc.

Materials, dates and provenance

• date made: ca 1924-1925
• maker: Mills Novelty Company
• Object Name: music roll
• Physical Description: paper (overall material)
• Physical Description: metal (overall material)
• Measurements: overall: roll: 14 5/8 in x 4 1/2 in; 37.1475 cm x 11.43 cm
• Measurements: overall: box: 5 1/8 in x 17 1/4 in x 5 3/4 in; 13.0175 cm x 43.815 cm x 14.605 cm
• place made: United States: Illinois, Chicago
• ID Number: MI.73.07
• accession number: 289515
• catalog number: 73.07
• maker number: 2331
• Credit Line: Gift of Lewis Graham
• Data Source: National Museum of American History

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