Roller organ
Maker
Tournephone Music Co.
Distributor
G.H.W. Bates & Co.
Date1885-1900 ca.
Place MadeWorcester, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Place DistributedBoston, Massachusetts, United States, North America
Serial No.none
SignedStencilled in gold-colored letters on two sides of case, surrounded by geometric desgins: AUREPHONEPrinted on label adhered inside lid, along with directions for use: G. H. W. BATES & CO. ADDRESS ALL ORDERS / 74 PEARL STREET / BOSTON, MASS.MarkingsPrinted on direction label adhered inside lid: PATENTED Nov. 13, 1877; May 13, 1879; May 27, 1879; Sept. 2, 1879; Sept. 13, 1881; March 7, 1882; Sept. 11, 1883; April 1, 1884.DescriptionWalnut case with stencilled gold lettering and decoration. Brass reeds.Dimensions220 mm x 310 mm x 100 mmProvenanceArne B. Larson Collection, Vermillion, South Dakota, 1979.
Credit LineArne B. Larson Collection, 1979
Object number04999
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