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Electric piano (Storytone model)

(American)
about 1940
Object PlaceChicago, Illinois, United States
Medium/TechniqueWalnut case
DimensionsOverall: 99.1 x 148.6 x 67.3 cm (39 x 58 1/2 x 26 1/2 in.)
Credit LineMuseum purchase with funds donated by the Halfway Rock Foundation
Accession number2013.797.1
On View
On view
ClassificationsMusical instruments
ProvenanceAbout 1940, sold to a private collector, San Francisco, CA; 1984, sold by descendents of this collector to Off the Wall Antiques, Los Angeles, CA; about 2003, sold by Off the Wall Antiques to a private collector, Hollywood, CA; 2012, sold by this private collector to Off the Wall Antiques; 2013, sold by Off the Wall Antiques to the MFA. (Accession Date: June 26, 2013)
CopyrightReproduced with permission.
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