Universal Song Roll
Player-Piano Roll
1900-1925 (made)
1900-1925 (made)
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Player-piano roll, Universal Song Roll: Fullscale 36463 The Lute Player ballad by F. Allitsen and W. Watson, played by Cyril Westbury. Line-block print title sheet, with a classical design featuring a lyre, scrolling acanthus and two musical muses. The roll’s perforated sheet is printed with the lyric of the song together with copyright details declaring that it may not be issued for library purposes or lent on hire. Title details are pasted onto one end of the roll’s box. (E.1706-1990).
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| Materials and techniques | Line-block printed title page |
| Brief description | Player-piano roll, 'Universal Song Roll': Fullscale 36463 'The Lute Player' ballad by F. Allitsen and W. Watson, played by Cyril Westbury. Line-block print title sheet, with a classical design. Manufactured by Universal. Great Britain. 1900-25. |
| Physical description | Player-piano roll, Universal Song Roll: Fullscale 36463 The Lute Player ballad by F. Allitsen and W. Watson, played by Cyril Westbury. Line-block print title sheet, with a classical design featuring a lyre, scrolling acanthus and two musical muses. The roll’s perforated sheet is printed with the lyric of the song together with copyright details declaring that it may not be issued for library purposes or lent on hire. Title details are pasted onto one end of the roll’s box. (E.1706-1990). |
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| Credit line | Given by Tony Smith |
| Historical context | Universal song rolls were made from Aeolian masters and were therefore, as far as roll production goes, simply being issued under another Aeolian brand name. |
| Production | E.1706-1990 is the box for the song roll. |
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| Associated object | E.1706-1990 (Set) |
| Bibliographic reference | Edge, Kevin. The Art of Selling Songs : Graphics for the Music Business, 1690-1990. London : Futures Publications, 1991. p.106 (illus.). |
| Other number | 36463 - Song roll number |
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| Accession number | E.1707-1990 |
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| Record created | February 23, 2009 |
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