Object Details
Description
This music strip was made by Autophone Comapny in Ithaca, New York, about 1878. It is Autophone strip #101 - "Auld Lang Syne." This strip can be played in 22-key model autophones.
This instrument features U. S. Patent #211821, dated December 3, 1878, by Henry B. Horton, for improvements in mechanical musical instruments that play perforated paper strips. In the patent description the inventor uses the term “autophone” to describe the instrument.
Location
Currently not on view
Credit Line
Gift of Mrs. C. R. Gutermuth
date made
ca 1878
ID Number
MI.68.13.10
accession number
277816
catalog number
68.13.10
Object Name
music strip
Physical Description
paper (overall material)
ink (overall material)
Measurements
overall: 16 1/4 in x 5 1/4 in; 41.275 cm x 13.335 cm
place made
United States: New York, Ithaca
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Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
Music & Musical Instruments
Mechanical Musical Instruments
Data Source
National Museum of American History
Link to Original Record
Record ID
nmah_609159