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• From: craigjay@ix.netcom.com    To: ALL                       Orig: MBNET
 Subj: Thorens music box wanted  Area: 3-rec.antiques          Date: 10/27/95
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•I am trying to replace a music box my mother had which was destroyed in
a fire.  She was given the box by her grandfather sometime in the 30's.
I understood that he purchased it at the Chicago World Fair, whenever
that was.

I have been told that it probably was a Thorens based on my
description:

    "Simple box design, maybe 10X10 inches, sawtoothed disks between
four and five inches in diameter, with the name of the song embossed in
the disc.  The box had a little compartment that held the discs upright
on the side, so I would estimate that it was about 6 or 7 inches high.
A metal arm swung across and held the disc in place and then a simple
switch started the music playing."

Can anyone identify this more exactly.  I have now seen Thorens that
are upright and/or big, and the mechanism looks the same, but I can't
quite zero in on the exact make, model, or age.  Any help would be very
very much appreciated.

Also, anyone who has or knows of one for sale I would be happy to pay a
reasonable finders fee.

Thank you.

Craig Jaakkola¶
craigjay@ix.netcom.com¶
(612-376-9610)