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Cylinder music box made in Zurich, Switzerland. The music box plays eight airs (or songs). Original tune card listing songs is attached to interior lid. Cylinder is six inches long and in the original black lacquer case with hinged lid and lock plate. Case exterior is decorated with incised borders on front and lid and applied medallion on lid center.
music boxes
wood (plant material)
metal
paper (fiber product)
ribbon (material)
Instrument, Mechanical
Box, Music
Box, Music
"8 AIRS. / 6 inch Cyl." and "CH. KNUSLI. / ZURICH" (Tune indicator card)
[list of 8 songs - see photograph] (Tune indicator card)
"44586 / 228" (Tune indicator card - serial number?)
"GJG" (Maker?)
"JG / 49549" [underlined] (Maker initials and number.)
[numbers and symbols] (production-related notes or marks?)
147
Unknown
Zurich, Switzerland
5 1/4 x 14 x 6 3/4 (HxWxD) (inches)
Sarah Moore Field Collection
1998.6078
Zürich canton (Switzerland) [canton]
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