Saxophone Case
date: label: date made
content: ca 1927
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This saxophone case was made by an unknown maker in the United States, about 1927. It is made of wood, covered in crocodile-stamped leatherette, with metal fittings, leather handle, and purple plush lining. Accessioned with Perfacktone alto saxophone (Cat. MI.79.07).</p>
label: Description
content: <p>The saxophone was purchased through Sears, Roebuck and Company catalog by the donor’s brother, Dr. Henry C. Sivik, in 1929. Sivik played this saxophone from 1929 to 1933. He gave this saxophone to the donor in 1939, who played it in several high school and community groups until 1967.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Juliana Sivik Samoriski
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.79.07.01
label: catalog number
content: 79.07.01
label: accession number
content: 1978.2532
objectType: label: Object Name
content: case with accessories
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: leatherette (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: fabric (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 6 in x 26 in x 10 7/8 in; 15.24 cm x 66.04 cm x 27.6225 cm