Collection Highlights
Robert Fulton (1765-1815)
1798
1976.56
Probably Cont
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Box/ music
Object name
Box/ music
Date
1920-1940
Medium
Paper
Dimensions
3 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 3/4 in.
Description
A square white cardboard box with gold edges printed with a blue banner marked "Bell Brand" attached to a dangling red bell marked "Silver Toned" above the words "Banjo/ One Set/ Silver-Plated Steel / Manufactured By Musical String Co./ New Brunswick, N.J., U.S.A./ London, Paris, Mexico City". Inside the lid "Bell Brand Strings/ Silver-Toned/ Are Sold By All Retailers Throughout The United States and by Reputable Dealers in / Canada, Europe, Africa, India, Australia, Japan, China & South Africa."
Credit Line
Gift of Bella C. Landauer
Object Number
2002.1.4556
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.
