Check out this beautifully old, late 1800's, German Polyphon turntable style, music box I saw the other day. With it's lever-wind mechanism, metal disc, plus a colorful, hand painted scene inside the lid, Polyphon's typically have a concealed storage compartment underneath which holds more discs as well. This single disc, though a bit warped, still worked and sounded great, but someone in the same room as me wouldn't stop yappin', so the video I shot was useless. Instead, listen to a similar one via Youtube that someone else kindly uploaded-- CLICK HERE.
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This is a music box and a work of art all in one. I can only imagine how much these cost brand new, most likely an item only the middle class of the day could afford.
Most never consider the history of the pre-phonograph era, of home entertainment before homes were wired for electricity.
Nice find, thanks for sharing.
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