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Milhous Auction Results
By Beatrice Robertson

Hi folks,  The weather was great and the crowd was large for the Milhous
auction in Florida.  Now for the pertinent details.  If anyone wants
any specific prices, please contact me directly.  I'm skipping the
non-musical items and will mention only a few not sold items.

Berliner gramophone (that many felt had repro. parts) $3600.
Deagan shaker chimes - no bid at all!
Kalliston organettes (both with very poor condition music) - small,
  $2200.  Large with bells, $3000
Triola Mechanical Zither - $900
Serinette with extra barrel - $3000
Tanzbar accordions - large $1100, small $900
Kalliope disc-playing Christmas Tree Stand - $1500
Clown Acrobat Automaton - $7000
Vichy Pierrot Serenading the Moon automaton - $33,000
2 "Oehrlein" Trumpet Playing automata - $40,000
15 1/2" Reginaphone on stand - $4800.
Drum, Bell, Castanet cylinder music box - $4800
Bremond Organocliede - $6500
15 1/2 Regina changer - art glass mahog. - $23,000
Coin-op Staion box with bells - $12,000
27" Upright Regina - $7000
25" Kalliope disc box with bells (no stand) - $9000
24 1/2" Polyphon "folding top" - $8800
Libellion book playing music box - $10,000
Barrel piano - $700
Kalliope "Panorama" with racing game - $27,000
Nicole drum & bell box - $4000
Coinola CO - $36,000 - this is one of the few orchestrions that sold
Replica Hupfeld Phonoliszt-Violina - $115,000
Mills Violano-Virtuoso - $27000
The surprise of the auction: Oehrlein Band Organ Autamaton - $90,000
Prinsen 32 key crank organ on cart - $4500
Replica Harp - $22000
Gavioli Monkey Organ - $9500
Losche Orchestrion - $11,000
Steinway Red Welte - $26000
Seeburg H - $65000
Czech barrel Orchestrion - $3000
Oehrlein 26 key crank organ on cart - $5000
Chamber barrel organ (church music) - $5500

If it isn't mentioned, chances are it didn't sell.  The Dutch Street
Organ was a no-sale at $32000, the Duplex-roll Hupfeld a no-sale at
$420,000, and the Replica Maesto a no-sale at $180,000.

But it was sure fun, and I have some new (small) toys!

Beatrice Robertson


(Message sent Sun 29 Mar 1998, 13:40:24 GMT, from time zone GMT-0500.)

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