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Barrel organ
Object No. H9356
Barrel organ, Longman, England, 1806
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Summary
Physical Description
Barrel organ, Longman, England, 1806 Barrel organ for domestic use, Polished wooden case, the front decorated with fourteen gold painted, imitation organ pipes set in two arches....winding handle set into front...(SB). Keys (3) Polished timber case; 14 gold painted imitation pipes at front; crenellated decoration on top; winding handle set into front; door on one side for loading barrel; door on other side for access to tune selection mechanism; bass opens for storage of 2 extra cylinders; 17 wooden pipes; 47 lead pipes (one missing); one drum and two beaters; one triangle and two beaters; six stops: diapason, principal, twelfth, fifteenth, triangle, drum; 3 barrels, each playing ten tunes.
DIMENSIONS
Height
1625 mm
Width
695 mm
Depth
462 mm
SOURCE
Credit Line
Purchased 1978
Acquisition Date
19 May 1978
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