Later versions added mechanical automata to their complex musical tunes for increasingly magical effects. By the late 1800s, music boxes were built with removable cylinders whose tunes could be changed by replacing specially designed drawers. Finally, in 1885, Paul Lochmann created a music box called the “Symphonion” using a flat metal disc that rotated on a turntable. These metal discs could be easily swapped out, much like a vinyl record. Pop music was suddenly affordable and immediately accessible; within weeks of a Broadway show’s debut, its most memorable musical themes were available on music-box discs. Gustave Brachhausen, foreman of the Lochmann firm, split with the company and created his own business manufacturing the “Polyphon,” perhaps the most famous disc-operated music box. In 1892, Brachhausen moved to the United States where he opened the Regina Music Box Company in Jersey City, New Jersey. Though Regina produced its own mechanical works, Brachhausen still imported discs from the Polyphon factory in Leipzig. Regina’s immediate success allowed the company to move into a larger factory space and begin producing its own musical discs by hiring additional staff from the best companies of Europe. Besides designing devices for home use, Regina created machines for public spaces which would play songs for a nickel. In 1897, Brachhaussen also developed a multi-disc musical device with an automated disc-changer, a predecessor to the jukebox.
Selected Products
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Music Boxes Made In Italy
Music Box Leds
Music Box 7
Music Box Rabbit
Music Box Original Crankshaft
Music Box Heart
Harry Potter Music Box
Music Box Strips
Music Box Teddy
San Francisco Music Box
Music Box Movement
Music Box Cant Help Falling In Love
Music Box World
Music Box Kit Make Your Own
Heart Music Box
Music Box Valentine
Music Box Jewelry Box For Girls
Ariel Music Box
Music Box Custom Song
Music Box Vintage
Music Box Claire De Lune
Music Box Giraffe
Frozen Music Box
Little Mermaid Music Box
Music Box In The Garden
Music Box Anime
Music Box Bell
Let Me Call You Sweetheart Music Box
Swan Lake Music Box
Music Box For Babies
Beatrix Potter Music Box
Music Box Butterfly
Ardleigh Elliott Music Box
Antique Cylinder Music Box
Music Box Lilium
Carousel Music Box