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49-1. Extraordinary
Mermod Freres with 24 1/2" Cylinders. This is the
largest and the rarest of the very finest maker of
interchangeable cylinder music boxes. You cannot get any
better, or much rarer. We know of only about six of
these huge Mermod Freres music boxes extant. We have had
one in our collection for many years (purchased from
Rita Ford Music Boxes, Rita had purchased it many years
before from Lloyd Kelley) which we would never sell. We
are extremely fortunate to have found another. This one
is in a carved oak case (no table) with a drawer to hold
the extra cylinders (there are four of these massive
cylinders in total). The arrangements are extraordinary,
the sound will be the best in the world once it is gone
over. When we purchased it it had three broken teeth and
three broken tips (probably due to the difficulty of
handling the massively heavy cylinders) and we are
having these repaired and the necessary dampers
repaired. Case could use a good cleaning and polishing,
possibly a refinishing. A rare opportunity to acquire a
truly monumental and extraordinary music box, a museum
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49-2. Keywind 4-Tune
Fat Cylinder Music Box. What an exceptional time when
we can acquire the 24 1/2" Mermod Freres and this
wonderful fat cylinder keywind music box. This one has a
cylinder that is 10 3/4" by about 3 1/8". Four tunes.
Two broken teeth, very fine comb. No key, and we have
not been able to play this yet. But the comb looks
excellent and we have heard a bit of it manually, it
should be exceptional. Very pretty case with inlaid lid.
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49-3. Large Nicole
Freres Interchangeable Cylinder Organ Box. This is a
large and impressive late style Nicole Freres music box
with 22-note organ and 16 1/4" cylinder. Regrettably,
there is only one cylinder with it. Fine condition
except organ, as usual, is not working - will need
bellows repair. |
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49-4. Watling Rol-A-Top
Bird-Of-Paradise Slot Machine. This is possibly the most
desirable of all the 1930's slot machines, extremely
colorful, restored. However this one looks to have a lot
of new parts in it, and may even be a reproduction. You
need to see this before you buy it. It sure looks
impressive. |
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49-5. Watling
Treasury Slot Machine. As with the Rol-a-top, this
Watling Treasury is beautifully restored (although at
the moment the mechanism is jammed). The Treasury is
also extremely desirable, perhaps more so than the Rol-a-top.
However this one also appears to have a lot of
reproduction parts, so you need to see it before you buy
it. Or a package deal for the two, the Rol-a-top
and the Treasury at for the pair. |
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49-6. "Home Music
Box" Model of Gem Roller Organ. While this was
undoubtedly made by the same people that made the Gem
Roller Organ, it has a more decorative and elaborate
case. Unrestored, with six cobs. |
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49-7. Oak Regina 15
1/2" Double Comb. This Regina long bedplate double comb
needs a little work - there is a broken tooth, part of
the coin linkage is missing, and one inner board is
missing. However it does play and will be very nice when
restored. A good and very popular model with the coin
operation. |
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49-8. "Original"
Seeburg KT Special. As opposed to the Edgerton
reproduction listed elsewhere, this machine started out
as an original Seeburg KT Special, which is probably the
most popular off all the Seeburgs, and the best of the
cabinet style Seeburgs. However somewhere this machine
must have run into some problems, because now a lot of
the mechanical parts have been expertly replaced. It is
not something you would probably notice, and it plays up
a storm just like it should, but there are a number of
replacement parts and some case work. However it all
looks and sounds beautiful and is ready to go into your
living room (we had it gone over to make sure it was
playing well). A real bargain at |
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49-9. Rare
Englehardt Nickelodeon With Pipes. Very pretty coin
piano with lovely art glass, mission style cabinet, and
rank of pipes and mandoline rail. All original except
some work has been done over the years including the
pump having been rebuilt very recently. This is a very
rare machine, we have only had one other Englehardt (a
cabinet style), this is the only keyboard style we have
had. |
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49-10. Rare
Lochmann 17" Table Model With Bells. This model Lochmann,
a 17" disc with saucer bells, is much scarcer than the
upright 24 1/2" models (not to suggest that it sounds as
good). This one is in lovely restored condition, however
it clearly has not been reassembled and adjusted
properly, as the bells are not striking and the music
box should sound better. We will probably get this
playing right next month, priced reasonably at |
