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Description
Large music player with crank to operate. Exposed pipes on back, metal side handles that fold down. Brown wood frame contains open speaker areas covered in red and green fabric, decorated with floral design at top and bottom. There are side controls for tuning the pipes, with instructions on a paper label. The label in German reads: K. Otto Barthelmes (Limpert's Nachfolger), Orgelbauer [Organ builder] in Gersfeld. Bahnstation. Fulda. Songs are listed in English and German, including I'm a Dandy but I'm no Dude; Lightly on the Wasp; Cricket on the Hearth; Louischen Polka; Die schone Bertha.
Type
image
Identifier
FC53CF65-F593-463B-83B3-262136436908 1966-1-15
Subject
Musical instruments Nineteenth century (LCSH) Germany Music boxes Organs
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