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Electrified Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box
By Robert K. Wilson

I have a music box that someone "electrified," probably in the 1920s.
I would like to see if I can restore it to the original configuration
by replacing the electric motor and gear box with a spring wound
motor and on/off mechanism.

If anyone can suggest someone that might have the necessary parts,
I'd sure appreciate it.  I don't know the manufacturer of the unit but
I have taken pictures that might help identify it.  I've placed eleven
photos in a Picasa web site at

  http://picasaweb.google.com/Keith3882/MusicBox# 

Robert K Wilson
tel.: 1-206-282-5248

 [ Matthew Caulfield observes that the tune sheet pictured seems
 [ to be one used by Charles Ullmann, who was making music boxes
 [ in L'Auberson, Switzerland, from 1881 on.  -- Robbie


(Message sent Tue 24 Nov 2009, 21:37:06 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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