France, Vienne

1979-1998

Christiné Henry Marius, MANUFACTURE DE LIMONAIRES MARC FOURNIER

Cardboard; perforation, printing

14.5 х 16 cm, length 7 m

Subscriptions, inscriptions: on the cover: “MANUFACTURE DE LIMONAIRES. MARC FOURNIER Chemin de la Gardiere – Seyssuel 38200 VIENNE FRANCE Tél. 74.53-08-78”,“S.A.R.L. AU Capital 50.FR – SIREN 314942071”, handwritten inscription on the cover and on the flat end: “DANS LA VIE FAUT PAS S’EN FAIRE”, “7 m”

Folded cardboard book-music of gray colour, 14.5 cm wide, gate-folded. On the cover: an allegorical image of the organist and his muse, typographical and handwritten inscriptions: producer, contacts, tune title “DANS LA VIE FAUT PAS S’EN FAIRE”. The book-music is perforated - coded recording control impact sequence to reproduce a tune. The melody "DANS LA VIE FAUT PAS S'EN FAIRE" (It should not be done in life) from the operetta of the French composer Henri Christine Dédé was first performed on November 10, 1921 by Mourice Chevalier. MANUFACTURE DE LIMONAIRES MARC FOURNIER was created by Marc Fournier in 1979 for the production of mechanical musical instruments - large fair organs and exists up to the present day. Christian Fournier has been managing the company since January 01, 2000. The trade mark - LIMONAIRES originated from the surname of the Limonaires brothers, who had been producing them since 1850. The Limonaires’ organs had a good reputation and were in demand until the end of the 1930s.

Music player: Organ "Orchestrophone", Инв.604/ММП.

Инв.5-TP/МНС