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Tin Toy Manivelle Music Box Plays Reeds
By Robbie Rhodes

Peter Heinesen asks (in 091201 MMDigest) about a toy music box that
plays organ chords when the crank is turned, see
http://www.peter-heinesen.dk/kolonihave/musicbox.htm 

A very similar toy is pictured and described in the catalog of the
forthcoming Chartres auction of 6 December 2009.  See item 613 in
http://www.mmdigest.com/Gallery/Auctions/Chartres0912/6dec2009web.pdf 

  613 German toy in lithographed sheet metal representing a cathedral,
  equipped with a crank [manivelle] that activates a set of reeds
  yielding organ chords with a very realistic effect.  Good condition.
  First half of the twentieth century.  Height 10 cm, width 17 cm,
  depth 16 cm.  Estimate 300 to 500 euros

Robbie Rhodes
Etiwanda, California


(Message sent Thu 3 Dec 2009, 00:19:10 GMT, from time zone GMT-0800.)

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