(cf my message to MMD June 30th 1998).

In Les Gets Festival, Denis Bouchet, the museum director, gave me a
list of the objects which were stolen in the "Musee de la Musique
Mecanique des Gets" (Savoie, France, ca 50 km east of Geneva) during
the night of June 5th to 6th, 1998).  You may have a look at some of
the stolen pieces on the following site:

    http://www.stella-galaxy.com/vol/

For any additional information (complete description, dimensions), you
may e-mail to:

    musee@stella-galaxy.com

Or call the following numbers (do not dial the (0) if calling from
outside France):

  +33 (0)4 50 79 85 75 (Museum)
  +33 (0)4 50 79 74 06 (Les Gets city hall)
  or fax to  +33 (0)4 50 79 85 67

 - automaton "Colombine ecrivain" (modern)
 - a hurdy-gurdy
 - a black forest barrel organ
 - a 20 keys Celestina
 - an 11 keys Melodia
 - an American Clarione Organette
 - a "Stonviol" with bow (special violin for recordings ?)
 - an american Bell talking doll.
 - a French Jumeau talking doll.
 - a musical and animated picture "La Forge" (a blacksmith workshop), beautiful.
 - a cylinder wooden musical clock
 - two musical cigare dispenser
 - a musical pocket watch
 - a musical fob seal
 - a 2 stops and 20 pipes serinette
 - an automaton "French Cancan"
 - an animated picture under glass dome
 - a rare Vichy Automaton "Joueur d'orgue" (Barrel organ player)
 - a musical jewel casket
 - two musical nickel-plated alarm clocks
 - a musical picture with clock and ship
 - a musical snuff box
 - a musical metal snuff box depicting an inn scene
 - a late musical box 45 teeth
 - a musical box 43 teeth, ca 1875
 - a musical alarm clock, austrian decoration
 - a rare Restauration clock showing a barrel organ player beginning XIXth c).
 - a bronze scultpure depicting a lady with a barrel organ
 - a bronze watch stand
 - a large watch stand
 - a barometer depicting a barrel organ player
 - an automaton clock with a barrel organ player
 - two watches from the Cluses Horological museum.

Best regards,

Philippe Rouille (Paris, France)
rouille@cnam.fr
http://www.cnam.fr/museum/musica_mecanica/