Collection Highlights
Ye book of copperheads
Date:
1863
Object Number:
LIB.XS.E647.L52.1863
Medium:
Paper
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Music box rolls (10)
Object Number:
1940.364b-k
Date:
1887-1900
Medium:
Wood, metal
Dimensions:
Overall: 2 x 6 1/2 in. ( 5.1 x 16.5 cm )
Marks:
label: on end of cylinder: "PATENTED/July 14, 1885./NO. 68/Sweet Hour of Prayer" (example from i)
label: on end of cylinder: "DIRECTIONS./Place the/Roller in the In-/strument with this end at/your left hand./Always play a/roller through/until it shifts b
Description:
Ten cylindrical music rolls to accompany music box; wood with metal prongs. Label on each end of cylinder identifying patent date, song, and series number; and directions for inserting roll into music box.
Credit Line:
Gift of George A. Zabriskie
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
