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What is a Polyphon music box?
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A Polyphon music box is a wooden box that plays small interchangeable metal discs. Polyphon Musikwerke invented the device in 1870 and began producing them for sale in 1897 in Leipzig, Germany. Find a variety of Polyphon music boxes on 1stDibs.
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Polyphon Autochange Disk Music Box
Located in New Orleans, LA
This antique player is accompanied by 12– 22-inch disks, which can still be purchased in any musical genre.
Similar Polyphon autochange disk players are pictured in both the First a...
Category
Antique Late 19th Century German Other Musical Instruments
Materials
Brass
