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Music Box

1880-1890 (made)
Artist/Maker
Place of origin

Cylinder musical box stamped P. V. F. In an ebonised case with a clock in the front panel. The mechanism can be set off manually or every hour by the clock.


Object details

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Brief description
Cylinder musical box by Paillard, Vaucher Fils, in an ebonised case with a clock in the front panel. Swiss, Ste. Croix, ca. 1880-90.
Physical description
Cylinder musical box stamped P. V. F. In an ebonised case with a clock in the front panel. The mechanism can be set off manually or every hour by the clock.
Credit line
Purchase made possible through the gift of an anonymous benefactor.
Collection
Accession number
W.71-1975

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Record createdJune 24, 2009
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