M.J. Paillard Co. Orchestra Cylinder Music Box
date: label: date made
content: 1880-1895
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content: <p>This music box was made by M.J. Paillard Company in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1880-1895. It is an interchangeable orchestra cylinder music box, serial #5733, with 48 tunes (6 cylinders,8 tunes each). This music box has a two-piece comb with 66 teeth (36, 30), 9 bells, drum with 8 beaters, castanet with 6 beaters, and 21 note organ. The cylinders are 16-3/16" long. The music box is activated by lever wound parallel springs (2), parallel. Accessioned with a coordinating table with 2 drawers to store the extra cylinders.</p>
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content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Switzerland
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Mechanical Musical Instruments
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content: Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Porter
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content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.74.02
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content: 74.02
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content: 307853
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content: music box
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label: Measurements
content: overall: 48 1/2 in x 54 in x 30 in; 123.19 cm x 137.16 cm x 76.2 cm