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Description: | label, SHIPLEY LOAN 5/11/71
inscription, handwritten , pen and ink, black, S.A.G.
G.A.S.
This is a polyphon. It was used to make music in wealthy homes in the 1800s. A perforated card disk is turned either by hand or by a clockwork mechanism. As it turns, the perforations are used to create a tune, in a similar way to music boxes and barrel organs.
Material: wood
Material: metal
Material: glass | Source: | Tyne & Wear Archives & Museums | Identifier: | emu.ecatalogue.socialhistory.362737 | Go to resource |
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