Music box
Object detail
Accession number
1969.119
Description
Music box, serial no.12650, 8 tune bells drum visible. The unit consists of a large wooden box with a hinged lid. The lid is inlaid with a leaf pattern in the centre. Inside is a large cylinder with tiny projections on it. These projections make contact with long flat metal rods. A drum with 6 tiny rods beating against it is also accompanied by 4 bells. The whole system works in unison through a series of gears and toothed wheels to produce an instrumental sound.
Marks
No 12650. / 8 Airs. / Bells Drum Visible. Printed
MOTAT Hand-written
MOTAT Hand-written
Media/Materials
Collection
Credit Line
Music box, 1969.119. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).
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