"Bonnie Dundee"

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Description:

This roller organ roll was made by an undetermined maker in the United States, about 1885. It is roll #394 - "Bonnie Dundee." This roll is playable in 20-note roller organs.

This roller organ roll features U. S. Patent #333390, dated July 14, 1885, by Henry B. Morris for a barrel for mechanical musical instruments.

Date Made: ca 1885

User: Meggers, Edith R.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States

See more items in: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments, Music & Musical Instruments, Popular Entertainment, Mechanical Musical Instruments

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Credit Line: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.74.11a.19Accession Number: 314637Catalog Number: 74.11a.19

Object Name: roller organ roll

Physical Description: wood (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 6 1/4 in x 1 3/4 in; 15.875 cm x 4.445 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-564d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_607743

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