Object Details
- Description
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.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- date made
- 1880-1895
- Credit Line
- Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Porter
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- glass (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- ink (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 48 1/2 in x 54 in x 30 in; 123.19 cm x 137.16 cm x 76.2 cm
- Object Name
- music box
