Object Details
- Description
This music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1896-1898. It is Stella Disc #32 - Unter Dem Doppeladler [Under the Double Eagle], by Joseph Franz Wagner. This disc is playable in Mermod Freres music box models, #63, #84, #126, #168, and #268, which can accommodate 17-1/4” diameter discs. This song was written in Europe in 1893. It was published in the United States in 1902.
According to the accession correspondence, the music box and accompanying discs were purchased by the donor in Worcester, Massachusetts, July 25. 1901
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
- maker
- Mermod Freres
- date made
- 1896-1898
- Credit Line
- Gift of Louella C. Perry (through: James E. Farrell)
- Physical Description
- metal (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 17 1/4 in; 43.815 cm
- Object Name
- music box disc
