Pinned wooden barrels No. 1, No. 3 in a case
Pinned wooden barrels No. 1, No. 3 in a case
France, Mirecourt
1850
Wood, metal, paper; carpentry and mechanical works
Length 60 cm
The pinned wooden barrels are made of wood in the shape of a cylinder with outlets of metal half-axles on both sides, and toothed wooden gear on the right side. On the right side of the barrels, pin with ten notches corresponding to the number of melodies is fixed. On the working surface, covered with thick paper bearing the inscription “Cylindre No. 1” on one barrel and “Cylindre No. 3” on the second, along with numbers of the first, fourth, and fifth melodies, and digits from 1 to 10, metal pins and staples are driven in, the arrangement of which determines the ten played melodies. The barrels are stored in wooden case with lid and rests for two barrels. On the inner side of the lid, there is handwritten inscription in red.Musical instrument: Chamber barrel organ with the automaton "Three Musicians", No. 1666.
75.1-3ММП1666/BW