Establish a relationship with antique dealers, have a look at, Famous Coin Collections so that they inform you when new pieces arrive, or they might even obtain a hard to trace Music box collectible for you. Before the iPod, Walkman, turntable, or phonograph there was the music box. Though it's hard to imagine it now, the music box was actually an important first step on the road to the miniaturization of sound. Prior to the music box, non-performed music was produced by large and bulky contraptions using bells or chimes. The music box brought melodies into the home and, eventually, rings, medallions, and even perfume bottles. Music boxes were also hidden within table-top snuff containers inlaid with gold, pearls, and ivory. The key to the music boxes' portability was a tuned steel comb, invented in 1796 by Antoine Favre in Switzerland’s clock-making region, La Vallée de Joux. The first steel combs were made from varying lengths of metal arranged in a curving fan-shape. As the pins on a rotating cylinder struck the teeth of the comb, notes were produced. Much like early musical clocks, these machines were spring-wound. In 1810, David LeCoultre, of the famous LeCoultre watch-making family, designed a brass cylinder to play notes on a straight length of tuned steel teeth.
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Music Box Somewhere Over The Rainbow
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Horse Music Box
Tallent Old Bond Street Music Box
Anastasia Music Box
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Music Box Snow Globe
Music Box Queen
Music Box Romantic
Nutcracker Music Box
Music Box Studio Ghibli
Music Box Keychain
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Dancing Music Box
72 Note Music Box
Music Box Silver
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Italian Music Box
Lilium Music Box
Hand Crank Music Box
Raindrops Keep Falling On My Head Music Box
Its A Small World Music Box
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Music Box Greensleeves
Franklin Mint Music Box
Frozen Music Box
Music Box For Crib
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Music Box For Babies
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