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Maker:
Mills Novelty Company  Search this
Physical Description:
paper (overall material)
metal (overall material)
Measurements:
overall: 5 1/8 in x 6 1/8 in x 16 3/16 in; 13.0175 cm x 15.5575 cm x 41.11625 cm
Object Name:
music roll
Place made:
United States: Illinois, Chicago
Description (Brief):
<p>This music roll was made by Mills Novelty Company in Chicago, Illinois, about 1926-1927. It is Roll #2542, playable in a Violano Virtuoso player. The tune list for this roll is as follows:</p>
<p>Roll #2542 - Hand Played Dance Roll<br>10654: But I Do You Know I Do (fox trot), Walter Donaldson, copyright 1926, Irving Berlin<br>10655: Smile a Little Bit (fox trot), Bob Mortan & Peggy Shevlin, copyright 1921, Henry Waterson<br>10656: A Night of Love (waltz), by Larry Spier, copyright 1925, Chappell Harms, Inc.<br>10657: There are Two Side To Every Story (fox trot), Billy Glason, Lester Lee, and M.K. Jerone, copyright 1926, Henry Waterson<br>10658: Thanks For the Buggy Ride (fox trot), Jules Buffano, copyright 1925, Zilla Moret</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of Lewis Graham
ID Number:
MI.73.09
Accession number:
289515
Catalog number:
73.09
Maker number:
2542
See more items in:
Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Popular Entertainment
Mechanical Musical Instruments
Data Source:
National Museum of American History
GUID:
http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-6dfd-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:nmah_607669