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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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