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A Brief Description of NEW-YORK: Formerly Called New-Netherlands..
Date:
1670
Object Number:
LIB.Y.1670.Den
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Phonograph record in box
Object Number:
Z.1840a-c
Date:
1904
Medium:
Wax; cardboard
Dimensions:
Overall: 4 3/4 x 2 1/2 in. ( 12.1 x 6.4 cm )
Marks:
printed: on edge of record: "ORCHESTRA. THE MERRY WIDOW WALTZ. 9701 Thomas A. Edison PAT'D"
printed: on label on front of box: "EDISON GOLD MOULDED RECORD..."
printed: on label on top of box: "Louis Chevallier/PIANOS ORGANS/SEWING MACHINES/146 GRAHAM
Description:
Black wax cylinder phonograph record of "The Merry Widow Waltz"; housed in original cylindrical cardboard box with printed Edison label and printed retailer's label.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
