"Two Little Girls in Blue"
"Two Little Girls in Blue"
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- Description (Brief)
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This roller organ roll was made by an undetermined maker in the United States, around 1893-1895. It is roll #1006 - "Two Little Girls in Blue," by Charles Graham. This roll is playable in 20-note roller organs.
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This roller organ roll features U. S. Patent #333390, dated July 14, 1885, by Henry B. Morris for a barrel for mechanical musical instruments.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- roller organ roll
- date made
- 1893-1895
- place made
- United States
- Physical Description
- wood (overall material)
- metal (overall material)
- paper (overall material)
- Measurements
- overall: 6 1/4 in x 2 in; 15.875 cm x 5.08 cm
- ID Number
- 1984.0843.12
- catalog number
- 1984.0843.12
- accession number
- 1984.0843
- maker number
- 1006
- Credit Line
- Gift of Hobert W. and Virginia A. Turner
- See more items in
- Cultural and Community Life: Musical Instruments
- Music & Musical Instruments
- Popular Entertainment
- Mechanical Musical Instruments
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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