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Lot 2286
Swiss Single Comb Brass Cylinder Music Box
Lot Details & Additional Photographs
Circa 1900, mahogany case, the lid with lightwood, metal and shell inlays; ratchet-wound movement, the comb having 102 steel teeth that play six airs as listed in Italian on the label affixed to the underside of the lid; start and stop levers; an applied printed strip of paper at the bottom of the tune list reads "Paillard & Martin, Importers, 21 Maiden Lane, New York." 5-1/2x18-1/2 x 6-3/4 in.

Light wear to case with light marks; the playing mechanisms work. Overall good estate condition.