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Baker Troll, serial no. 14835

Cylinder Musical Box
ca. 1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Ten-tune coarse comb operatic musical box, with a nickel plated comb and a lever winding mechanism. The box has feet and the lid has rounded corners. The tunes include:
Rigoletto
Freyschutz
Lucia di Lammermorr
The Yeoman of the Guard
Nanon
The Gondoliers
Dorothy
Carmen

Object details

Categories
Object type
TitleBaker Troll, serial no. 14835 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Nickel plated, silver and mahogany
Brief description
Cylinder musical box by Baker Troll, in a case of mahogany and rosewood, with a silver cartouche inlaid in the lid. Geneva, Swiss, ca. 1890.
Physical description
Ten-tune coarse comb operatic musical box, with a nickel plated comb and a lever winding mechanism. The box has feet and the lid has rounded corners. The tunes include:
Rigoletto
Freyschutz
Lucia di Lammermorr
The Yeoman of the Guard
Nanon
The Gondoliers
Dorothy
Carmen
Credit line
Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor.
Collection
Accession number
W.119-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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