Tannhäuser - "March"

Description:

This music box disc was made by The Symphonion Company, in Leipzig, Germany, around 1900-1910. It is Symphonion Disc #6459 - Tannhäuser - "March," by Richard Wagner. This disc is playable in a Symphonion Disc Music Box that can accommodate a 13-5/8” diameter disc.

Date Made: 1900-1910

User: Meggers, Edith R.

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: Germany: Saxony, Leipzig

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Credit Line: Bequest of Edith R. Meggers

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.74.27a.05Catalog Number: 74.27a.05Accession Number: 314637

Object Name: music box disc

Physical Description: metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: 13 5/8 in; x 34.6075 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-445d-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_608008

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