Music Disc Cutter

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Description:

This disc cutter was used in the production of flat music box discs by the Regina Music Box Company in Rahway, New Jersey. It is a table mounted disc cutter, hand cranked, for discs 8 inches to 27 inches in diameter. The Regina Company was in business from 1894-1922.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments

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Credit Line: Gift of J. B. Nethercutt

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.73.01.04Catalog Number: 73.01.04Accession Number: 301414

Object Name: disc cutter

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: disc cutter: 11 1/2 in x 18 in x 5 in; 29.21 cm x 45.72 cm x 12.7 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-4e97-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_1850512

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