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Antique Disc & Cylinder Music Boxes by: Arthur Ord-Hume

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Dealer: Collector Book Store
Contact: John Kincaid - Email Dealer
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Price: $79.95 USD  - Currency Converter
Number Available: 2

Shipping inside United States: $8.77
Shipping outside United States: Quoted at time of purchase

Description: Collector Bookstore is a retailer of new books located in Leavenworth, Kansas. We specialize in price guides and reference books for the antiques and collectibles industry.

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Musical boxes have been made by master artisans since the 1700s, playing classical music, hymns, operatic arias and popular tunes by means of discs or cylinders. The industry started in Europe, flourishing in Switzerland, Germany, and Great Britain, finally crossing the Atlantic to America, before ending in the early 20th century.

This book is the definitive reference for anyone interested in the history of music, mechanical music, and musical technology, with complete diagrams of the various types of mechanical movements used over the centuries, indexes of manufacturers, box styles, and tune sheets, complete American and British patent lists, tips on maintaining, repairing, and purchasing boxes, and a price guide.

Many of the loveliest musical boxes ever crafted are illustrated in full color in this book, with hundreds more black and white photographs showing their mechanical workings. Eighty detailed diagrams explaining their functions help collectors use, maintain and repair the boxes in their collections.
Status: No Longer Available Reference#: ga_SO_SCH_1995_0887407641_X3-OLD
Condition: New Year: 1995
Country: USA Maker: Schiffer
Height: 11.25 in. (28.57 cm)
Width: 8.75 in. (22.23 cm)

Weight: 6.0000

Title: The Musical Box: A Guide for Collectors, Including a Guide to Values
Type: Book


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