overall: rolled: 9 in x 2 3/4 in; 22.86 cm x 6.985 cm
Object Name:
music strip
Place made:
United States
Date made:
1880-1890
Description (Brief):
<p>This music strip was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1880-1890. It is a music strip (6 ¼ feet long) - "Star Spangled Banner.” This strip can be played in 14-note organettes.</p>
<p>As indicated in an 1885 <i>Catalog of Music for the Orguinette,</i> the price of music was 4 cents per foot. The length of the music strip indicated above, is from the catalog.</p>
Location:
Currently not on view
Credit Line:
Gift of May Flewellen McMillan, Ph.D., in memory of Charles Edward McMillan and Eugene Charlton McMillan, Jr., M.D.
