overall: 4 1/2 in x 13 1/2 in x 7 in; 11.43 cm x 34.29 cm x 17.78 cm
Object Name:
music box
Place made:
Switzerland
Date made:
1878 - 1882
Description:
<p>This music box was made by Charles Paillard & Cie. in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1878-1882. It is a cylinder music box, with 6 tunes. The music box has a single-piece comb with 57 teeth. The cylinder is 6" long. The music box is spring wound by a ratchet lever.</p>
<p>John Howard Foote (1833-1896) was a musical instrument dealer with shops in New York City and Chicago. This instrument listed in an 1880 J. Howard Foote catalog, sold as a large size music box (#6852), for $29.00.</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Related Publication:
Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
