Musical chair by Thorens
Musical Box Chair
ca. 1883-1900 (made)
ca. 1883-1900 (made)
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Hall chair type with a small musical movement under a flap at the front of the seat. The seat is hinged and a spring therein activates the mechanism to play the two tunes. These once-popular musical chairs featured in children's rooms and nurseries. The comb has 29 teeth and plays the tunes sequentially, changing by means of an auto-cam mechanism. The comb is marked with the Thorens anchor trademark, being a variant of the Ord-Hume type 28.
Object details
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| Title | Musical chair by Thorens (generic title) |
| Materials and techniques | wood, metal movement |
| Brief description | Musical chair with a hinged seat, made by Thorens of Switzerland, playing two tunes on a cylinder of 29 teeth. Ste. Croix, ca. 1883-1900. |
| Physical description | Hall chair type with a small musical movement under a flap at the front of the seat. The seat is hinged and a spring therein activates the mechanism to play the two tunes. These once-popular musical chairs featured in children's rooms and nurseries. The comb has 29 teeth and plays the tunes sequentially, changing by means of an auto-cam mechanism. The comb is marked with the Thorens anchor trademark, being a variant of the Ord-Hume type 28. |
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| Credit line | Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor. |
| Collection | |
| Accession number | W.1-1976 |
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| Record created | June 24, 2009 |
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