Munroe Reed Organ Co. Roller Organ
date: label: date made
content: 1893-1897
name: label: maker
content: Munroe Organ Reed Company
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This roller organ was made by the Munroe Reed Organ Company in Worcester, Massachusetts, around 1893-1897. It is a Mandolina model, with 20 free reeds that are vacuum operated. This roller organ plays 5-7/16" wide perforated paper rolls. It is pedal(2) and hand crank operated. Accessioned with 20 paper rolls made for a mandolina or celestina.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Mandolina models were made by the Monroe Organ Reed Company and distributed by the Mechanical Orguinette Company of New York, later becoming the Aeolian Company.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Massachusetts, Worcester
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Popular Entertainment
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content: Mechanical Musical Instruments
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Henry H. Ploch
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.73.02
label: accession number
content: 301352
label: catalog number
content: 73.02
objectType: label: Object Name
content: roller organ
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 34 1/2 in x 26 7/8 in x 18 in; 87.63 cm x 68.2625 cm x 45.72 cm