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Zither and bells table model, style 48

Music Box
ca. 1890-1905 (made)
Artist/Maker
Lochmann (makers)
Symphonion (makers)
Place of origin
Germany (made)

Zither and bells table model, style 48 musical box, with six bells and seven strikers (thus incomplete). The winding mechansim is an inside handle. There are twelve discs and two combs with 48 teeth. It has a non matching floor stand with compartments for storing the discs. The oak case is decorated with a transfer image of boys holding musical instruments.


Object details

Categories
Music
Musical Instruments
Object type
Music box
Parts
This object consists of 14 parts.

  • Disc Musical Box
  • Stand
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Winding Key
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
  • Disc
TitleZither and bells table model, style 48 (generic title)
Materials and techniques
Oak
Wood
Oak
Brief description
Symphonion table model music box by Lochmann containing a photographic transfer print inside the lid depicting boys with musical instruments. Germany, ca. 1890-1905.
Physical description
Zither and bells table model, style 48 musical box, with six bells and seven strikers (thus incomplete). The winding mechansim is an inside handle. There are twelve discs and two combs with 48 teeth. It has a non matching floor stand with compartments for storing the discs. The oak case is decorated with a transfer image of boys holding musical instruments.
Dimensions
  • Discs diameter: 25.5cm
Credit line
Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor.
Bibliographic reference
Table model No. 4891 (Bowers Encyclopedia, p. 219) with 6 saucer type bells. Uses no. 48 discs, 25.5cm diameter. 48 teeth in the comb.
Collection
Furniture and Woodwork Collection
Accession number
W.144-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
Record URL
https://collections.vam.ac.uk/item/O301271/zither-and-bells-table-model-music-box-lochmann/
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