This master disc was made by the Regina Music Box Company in Rahway, New Jersey. It is master disc #1165 used in the production of 20-3/4” diameter discs for Regina disc music box styles 26, 126, 39, and 139. These table-top disc players featured a 130 steel tongues double comb mechanism. The Regina Company was in business from 1894-1922.
This roller organ roll was made by an undetermined maker in the United States, about 1885. It is roll #247 - "The Devil’s Dream." 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.
This master disc was made by the Regina Music Box Company in Rahway, New Jersey. It is master disc #1454 used in the production of 20-3/4” diameter discs for Regina disc music box styles 26, 126, 39, and 139. These table-top disc players featured a 130 steel tongues double comb mechanism. The Regina Company was in business from 1894-1922.
This set of planchettes was made by an undetermined maker and place, around 1847-1850.
It is tune #37 - Jenny. These planchettes were accessioned with Debain player piano (Cat. #236911). They feature English patent #11359 (1846), by Alexander Debain for improvements in keyed musical instruments
This master disc was made by the Regina Music Box Company in Rahway, New Jersey. It is master disc #1752 used in the production of 20-3/4” diameter discs for Regina disc music box styles 26, 126, 39, and 139. These table-top disc players featured a 130 steel tongues double comb mechanism. The Regina Company was in business from 1894-1922.
This player piano roll was made by Aeolian Co. in New York, New York. It is Roll #65325 - Rhapsodie Hongroise (Hungarian Rhapsody) No. 19 in D minor, by Franz Liszt.
This music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, about 1896. It is Regina Disc #4038 - "The New Bully" and "Yankee Doodle." This disc is playable in a Regina Disc Music Box that can accommodate a 27” diameter disc.
This disc features the following patents:
U. S. Patent #417649, dated December 17, 1889 by Oskar Paul Lochmann for a music plate for mechanical instruments.
U. S. Patent #500374, dated June 27, 1893 by Gustav A. Brachhausen and Paul Riessner for a note-plate for music boxes.
This piano stool was made by an unknown maker, provenance unknown, mid-late 19th century. It has a carved wood base, with 4 extended legs, and a green with red and beige striped fabric covered cloverleaf-shaped seat. Accessioned with Debain piano (Cat. (MI.236912).
This music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1899-1900. It is Stella Disc #521 - "Whistling Rufus," by Kerry Mills. This disc is playable in Mermod Freres music box models, #63, #84, #126, #168, and #268, which can accommodate 17-1/4” diameter discs.
According to the accession correspondence, the music box and accompanying discs were purchased by the donor in Worcester, Massachusetts, July 25. 1901
This player piano roll was made by Aeolian Co. in New York, New York. It is Roll #65315 - Rhapsodie Hongroise (Hungarian Rhapsody) No. 18 in F-sharp minor, by Franz Liszt.
This player piano roll was made by Aeolian Co. in New York, New York. It is Roll #67869 – Six Poems after Heinrich Heine, Op. 31 – No. From a Fisherman’s Hut (We Sat By the Fisherman's Cottage), by Edward MacDowell.
This player piano roll was made by Aeolian Co. in New York, New York. It is Roll #9466 - Symphony No. 7 in A major, Op. 92 - II. Allegretto (A minor), by Ludwig van Beethoven.
This music box disc was made by Lloyd G. Kelley, successor to the Regina Music Box Company, in Hanover, Massachusetts, 1950s. It is Regina Disc #1423 – “Maryland, My Maryland.” This disc is playable in a Regina Disc Music Box that can accommodate a 15-1/2” diameter disc.
This disc features the following patents:
U. S. Patent #417649, dated December 17, 1889, by Oskar Paul Lochmann for a music plate for mechanical instruments.
U. S. Patent #500374, dated June 27, 1893, by Gustav A. Brachhausen and Paul Riessner for a note-plate for music boxes.
This player piano roll was made by Aeolian Co. in New York, New York. It is Roll #4084 – Six Airs de Ballet, Op. 56 – No. 4 Intermezzo, by Moritz Moszkowski.
This drill press was used in the production of flat music box discs by the Regina Music Box Company in Rahway, New Jersey. It is a table mounted drill press with an electric motor. The Regina Company was in business from 1894-1922.
This master disc was made by the Regina Music Box Company in Rahway, New Jersey. It is master disc #1380 used in the production of 20-3/4” diameter discs for Regina disc music box styles 26, 126, 39, and 139. These table-top disc players featured a 130 steel tongues double comb mechanism. The Regina Company was in business from 1894-1922.
This barrel organ was made by Louis Dumont-Noirtin in France, around, 1795-1805. It is a barrel organ, with 12 tunes. This instrument has a pinned wooden barrel, 16 keys, and 48 pipes. This barrel organ is hand cranked and has three stops: all open pipes, 7 open and 9 closed pipes, and all closed pipes. There is a paper label on the cylinder with the maker’s name.
This player piano roll was made by Aeolian Co. in New York, New York. It is Roll #67769 – Piano Sonata No. 2 in F major, K.280 – I. Allegro assai, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
This player piano roll was made by Supertone in Chicago, Illinois, 1930s. It is roll #4592 – “Somewhere in Old Wyoming,” by Charlie Tobias and Peter de Rose, published by Edwin H. Morris Company. Supertone player piano rolls were sold by Sears Roebuck Company.