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Lot 889
Antique Swiss Music Box
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1900s, the veneered cabinet containing a single comb, ratchet-wound mechanism and a cylinder with ten "airs," the lid's underside stamped "Dawson's" by the distributor and having a chromolithograph label inscribed with the names of the tunes in English.

17 x 5.5 x 8 in.

Scuffs to the case; the brake does not work, suggesting mechanical adjustments will be needed; the label secured with modern thumb tacks. Overall good, playable condition.

$300 - 500