====== “Box Case” Roller Organ ======
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|Style  |"Box Case" Roller Organ  |
|Air supply  |One Double-acting Vacuum  |
|Dimensions  |15 x 10-1/2 x 9 inches  |
|Mfg Years  |circa 1889-1891  |
|Additional  |dark valve board  |

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Filling the gap between the [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:gem]] and [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:concert]] styles is an early vacuum operated "box case" roller organ design stenciled as "The Roller Organ" or "New American Musical Box". Although closest to the earlier [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:pressure_box]] in appearance, this model shares features with several designs. The construction and finish (a nicely varnished wood) of the outer case is like that of the earlier [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:pressure_box]] models, although the platform for the mechanism is slightly lower. The swell lid with oval glass, and the outer case stencils, is similar to those found on a [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:music_box]]. The inner case is entirely enclosed by the false outer top, with a minimum of wasted space. The valve board is finished a dark color like that of a [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:gem]], but the flower pot stencils are the same as those found inside a [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:concert]]. Internally, the bellows design is like that of a very early Concert mechanism--a large double-acting exhauster bellows is mounted integrally with a reservoir bellows. It is probable that this design descended from the earlier [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:pressure_box]] models, and is a forerunner of, or early parallel to, the [[instruments:organette:roller_organ:concert]] design.
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