These objects were collected by Brooklyn high school teacher and historian of mathematics L. Leland Locke. The cloth bag held two frame pieces, nine key stems with white keys,one key stem with a red key, two numeral wheels (one with red and black numbers on white and one white numbers on black), four pieces from a selector mechanism and carry trigger (three disc-shaped and one shaped like a spool of thread), twp small metal pieces, and five small screws in two shapes.
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