Antique Swiss Cylinder Table Top Eight-Tune Music Box C1900

***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Brass Country Store National Cash Register Model 442-E-L C1900. 22 1/4" x 22 3/4" x 16 3/4...

Six antique Regina music box 16.5" discs 19th C Measures - 16.5"diam

***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Victrola XVI Mahogany Upright Disc Player & Discs C1900. 24 1/4" x 22 7/8" x 49". A well crafte...

***Reduced In-House Delivery Rates - Click on “Ask Seller” to Request a Quote*** Antique Edison Triumph Cylinder Phonograph with Horn & 78 Cylinders C19...

Tiny dancers twirl to the melodious tunes produced by this Swiss station cylinder music box. The cylinder is joined by a drum and bells that give richness and depth to the wonderful music the box creates. Music boxes were at the height of fashion in the late 19th century and served as a status symbol for the European gentry. Switzerland was the birthplace of cylinder music boxes and home to the great majority of the most renowned manufacturers. This example, in its finely crafted English walnut case, boasts two combs, allowing the box to play in harmony for a richer, more complex song. This particular style, commonly referred to as a “station” or “showcase” box, was used to entertain guests in hotel lobbies, train stations and other similar public places, and as such would have been coin-operated. This example, however, does not accept coins. This, combined with its overall quality, complexity and beauty, indicates it was made for a private household of significant means. Today, these ingenious musical masterpieces are highly sought-after by collectors of musical automata...

Antique Swiss Music Box circa 1890.

Rare Switzerland mahogany & ebonized hinged music box with the original crank, three interior paper labels, and cylinders. Music box is stamped by maker and is In working condition, ...

This is a 19th century Swiss cylinder carved music box on a table by Mermod Freres. The maker’s mark is in a silver color shield shaped metal at the righ...