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.
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Music Box Happy
Ghibli Music Box
Music Box Orange Tree
Old Music Box
Music Box Leds
Glass Music Box
Music Box For Women
Baby Einstein Baby Santa S Music Box
Music Box Piano
Music Box Queen
Music Box English
Sankyo Music Box
Music Box Silver
Music Box Religious
Phantom Of The Opera Music Box
Music Box Amazing Grace
Ballerina Music Box
Music Box Swan Lake
Music Box Once Upon A December
Italian Music Box
Sankyo Music Box Keychain
Music Box Dr. Zhivago
Hand Crank Music Box
Music Box Here Comes The Sun
Music Box Greensleeves
Music Box Ode To Joy
Dancing Music Box
Music Box Ice Cream Truck
Music Box Dancer Cd
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Music Box 18 Note
Music Box Greensleeves
Music Box Personalised
Music Box Elise
Swan Lake Music Box
Music Box Figurines