Orchestra Cylinder Music Box
date: label: date made
content: 1880-1890
notes: label: Description
content: This music box was made by an undetermined maker, probably Switzerland, around 1880-1890. It is an orchestra cylinder music box, with 12 tunes. The music box has a single-piece comb with 62 teeth and features 6 bells and a drum with 8 beaters. The cylinder is 13-1/16" long. The music box is activated by a ratchet lever wound spring.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
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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 Mrs. J. T. Pleitner
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.373769
label: accession number
content: 136519
label: catalog number
content: 373769
objectType: label: Object Name
content: music box
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 12 1/2 in x 27 1/2 in x 14 3/4 in; 31.75 cm x 69.85 cm x 37.465 cm