Violano Virtuoso Roll #2904

Description (Brief):

This music roll was made by Mills Novelty Company in Chicago, Illinois, about 1929-1930. It is Roll #2904, playable in a Violano Virtuoso player. The tune list for this roll is as follows:

Description (Brief)

Roll #2904 - Good Dance Music in a Most Attractive Way
14343: Wake Up Chilluns Wake Up (fox trot), Jo Trent & Willard Robison, copyright 1929, Walter Donaldson
14344: I'm Ka-razy for You (fox trot), Al Jolson, Billy Rose & Dave Dreyer, copyright 1929, Irving Berlin
14345: I Love You I Adore You from "The Silver Swann" (waltz), H. Maurice Jacquet, copyright 1929, Leo Feist
14346: My Castle in Spain is a Shack in the Lane (fox trot), Irving Ceasar & Cliff Friend, copyright 1929, Leo Feist
14347: Susianna (fox trot), Spencer Williams, copyright 1929, Triangle Music Co.

Date Made: ca 1929-1930

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.73.22Accession Number: 289515Catalog Number: 73.22Maker Number: 2904

Object Name: music roll

Physical Description: paper (overall material)ink (overall material)Measurements: overall: 5 1/4 in x 6 in x 17 1/4 in; 13.335 cm x 15.24 cm x 43.815 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746b0-f4c5-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_607681

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