This music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, around 1897-1899. It is Regina Disc #4365 - Faust "All Hail" (cavatina), by Charles Gounod. 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 music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1896-1898. It is Stella Disc #513 - "Cymbeline Waltzes," by Joseph Clauder. 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 music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, about 1896. It is Regina Disc #4026 - "The Washington Post March," by John Philip Sousa. 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 music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1896-1898. It is Stella Disc # 584 - "The Moth and the Flame" by Max S. Witt. 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 roller organ roll was made by an undetermined maker in the United States, around 1897-1899. It is roll #1090 - "On the Banks of the Wabash, Far Away," by Paul Dresser, 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 music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1896-1898. It is Stella Disc #142 - Il trovatore - "Cord di Zingari," by Giuseppe Verdi. 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 music strip was made by an undetermined maker in France, around 1888-1892. It is a Melotrope perforated paper music strip for a mechanical piano player that is placed on top of a keyboard that depresses the keys. It is strip [no number] - Gamme, with a range of 37 notes. This strip is accessioned with Melotrope piano player (Cat. MI.30409.01).
This instrument features U. S. Patent #371422, dated October 11, 1887, by Jules Carpentier for a mechanical keyboard player.
This music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, about 1897. It is Regina Disc # 4062 - Cavalleria Rusticana - "Intermezzo," by Pietro Mascagni. 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 music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1897-1898. It is Stella Disc #452 - The Serenade - "I Love Thee, I Adore Thee," by Victor Herbert. 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 music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, after 1893. It is Regina Disc #1803 - "Sidewalk Dances," by Adam Itzel, Jr. 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 music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, around 1897-1899. It is Regina Disc #4071 - "I Adore the Power of Love", by Bortnianski [Dmitry Stepanovich Bortniansky]. 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 music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, around 1897-1899. It is Regina Disc #4035 - "Columbia the Gem of the Ocean" and "My Country 'Tis of Thee." 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 music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, about 1896. It is Regina Disc #4027 – “Coronation March,” by Giacomo Meyerbeer. 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 music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, around 1897-1899. It is Regina Disc #4142 - Ernanie - "Grand March," by Giuseppe Verdi. 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 music strip was made by an unknown maker in the United States, around 1880-1890. It is a music strip (5 ½ feet long) - "He Will Hide Me,” with words by Mary Elizabeth Servoss and music by James McGranahan. This strip can be played in 14-note organettes.
As indicated in an 1885 Catalog of Music for the Orguinette, the price of music was 4 cents per foot. The length of the music strip indicated above, is from the catalog.
This music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1896-1898. It is Stella Disc #174 - "Ben Bolt," mujsic by Nelson Kneass. 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 music box disc was made by Mermod Freres, in St. Croix, Switzerland, around 1898-1899. It is Stella Disc #567 - "Why Don't You Get a Lady of Your Own," by Bert Williams and George Walker. 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 music box disc was made by Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, around 1897-1899. It is Regina Disc #4047 - "My Old Kentucky Home" and "The Darkies Dream." 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.