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This music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, about 1900. It is Stella Disc #631 - "The Blue and the Gray," by Paul Dresser. This disc is playable in Mermod Freres music box models, #63, #84, #126, #168, and #268, which can accommodate 17-1/4” diameter discs.

According to the accession correspondence, the music box and accompanying discs were purchased by the donor in Worcester, Massachusetts, July 25. 1901

This music roll was made by Aeolian Organ and Music Company, in New York, New York, around 1895-1900. It is Roll #4098, playable in a Celestina or Mandolina model roller organ. This roll sold for 90 cents. The tune list for this roll is as follows:

Little Annie Rooney (2 verses) - Nolan

This music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1899-1900. It is Stella Disc #635 - "I've Waited, Honey, Waited Long For You," by George A. Nichols. This disc is playable in Mermod Freres music box models, #63, #84, #126, #168, and #268, which can accommodate 17-1/4” diameter discs.

According to the accession correspondence, the music box and accompanying discs were purchased by the donor in Worcester, Massachusetts, July 25. 1901

This sheet music is for the song “Michael McGinnity,” by Rida Johnson Young and Rita Olcott. It was published by Witmark and Sons in New York, New York, in 1907.

"Michael McGinnity was featured in the Broadway musical Ragged Robin, which opened at the Academy of Music on January 24, 1910 and ran for 16 performances. Chauncey Olcott, born John Chancellor Olcott (1858-1932) was an American stage actor, songwriter, and singer, who popularized this song.

This music roll was made by Aeolian Organ and Music Company, in New York, New York, around 1895-1900. It is Roll #4020, playable in a Celestina or Mandolina model roller organ. This roll sold for 70 cents. The tune list for this roll is as follows:

Rock a bye Baby
Rustic Bridge by the Mill

This music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1899-1900. It is Stella Disc #622 - "The Girl I Loved in Sunny Tennessee," music by Stanley Carter and lyrics by Harry Braisted. This disc is playable in Mermod Freres music box models, #63, #84, #126, #168, and #268, which can accommodate 17-1/4” diameter discs.

According to the accession correspondence, the music box and accompanying discs were purchased by the donor in Worcester, Massachusetts, July 25. 1901

This sheet music for the song “Good-Bye My Lady Love” was written and composed by Joseph. E. Howard, and published by Charles K. Harris of New York, New York in 1904. The cover touts the song as being “Introduced & Sung with Great Success by Ida Emerson,” with a full length picture of Emerson framed by flowers in the center of the cover. The cover also notes that Howard and Emerson were the composers of the popular “’Hello Ma Baby’ and ‘Honey Will You Miss Me When I’m Gone’ etc.”

The cover art for this sheet music was made by brothers William Starmer (1872-1957) and Frederick Starmer (1878-1962) Born and raised in England, the brothers moved with their family to New York, William in 1898 and Frederick in 1899. The Starmer Brothers flourished until 1929. William became a U.S. citizen in 1924, while Frederick returned to England in 1929.