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- Valentine Card, "A Valentine for Grandma and Grandpa," circa 1973 - The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- circa 1973
- Collections - Artifact
Valentine Card, "A Valentine for Grandma and Grandpa," circa 1973
The custom of sending messages of affection on February 14 dates back to Roman times, when mid-February was a time to meet and court prospective mates. The earliest American valentines were labors of love, handmade by the sender. The spread of commercially produced valentines in the second half of the nineteenth century made sending and receiving Valentine's Day cards a more lighthearted activity.
- Sousaphone, Used by Henry Ford's Early American Orchestra, circa 1925 - Henry Ford put together an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at his old-fashioned dances. In the early years, the orchestra included a fiddle, dulcimer, cimbalom-and this sousaphone. Maurice Castel played it, later switching to a string bass. About 1938, Castel, skilled in watch and clock repair, left the orchestra to work with Ford's collection of antique timepieces.
- circa 1925
- Collections - Artifact
Sousaphone, Used by Henry Ford's Early American Orchestra, circa 1925
Henry Ford put together an "Old Time Orchestra" to play at his old-fashioned dances. In the early years, the orchestra included a fiddle, dulcimer, cimbalom-and this sousaphone. Maurice Castel played it, later switching to a string bass. About 1938, Castel, skilled in watch and clock repair, left the orchestra to work with Ford's collection of antique timepieces.
- Sousaphone, circa 1905 -
- circa 1905
- Collections - Artifact
Sousaphone, circa 1905