Violano Virtuoso Roll #2723

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Description (Brief):

This music roll was made by Mills Novelty Company in Chicago, Illinois, about 1927-1928. It is Roll #2723, playable in a Violano Virtuoso player. The tune list for this roll is as follows:

Description (Brief)

Roll #2723 - Request Dance Numbers for the Month
13608: Eyes Were Never made For Crying (fox trot), Kerr-McPhail, copyright 1926, Jack Mills, Inc.
13609: Do You Love Me (fox trot), Rube Wolf-Billy Merrick, copyright 1927, Sherman Clay Co.
13610: A Shady Tree (waltz), Walter Donaldson, copyright 1927, Leo Feist
13611: Highways Are Happy Ways (fox trot), Harris-Malie-Shay, copyright 1927, Milton Weil Music Co.
13612: Swanee Shor (fox trot), Cliff Hess-C. Bourne, copyright 1927, Jerome Remick

Date Made: ca 1927-1928

Maker: Mills Novelty Company

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Illinois, Chicago

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Credit Line: Gift of Lewis Graham

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.73.18Accession Number: 289515Catalog Number: 73.18Maker Number: 2723

Object Name: music roll

Physical Description: paper (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 1/4 in x 16 1/2 in x 6 in; 13.335 cm x 41.91 cm x 15.24 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b3-b137-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_607677

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