MONUMENTAL • RARE • STUNNING ANTIQUE 1895 MERMOD FRÈRES SWISS CYLINDER MUSIC BOX

MONUMENTAL & RARE 1895 MERMOD FRERES "IDEAL SOPRANO" INTERCHANGEABLE CYLINDER ROLL MUSIC BOX. Mahogany and ebonized wood case has band inlay and a drawer that holds three cylinders. (additional bonus cylinder not pictured in separate wooden storage box) 5 CYLINDERS TOTAL each with 6 Airs/Tunes (total 30 Airs/Tunes), Runs Beautifully with all teeth intact, MASSIVE 42"w. 19"d. 13 1/4"h.

20" x 3.5" Cylinders (x5)
Jacot's 1886 Patented Safety Check
Zither attachment with lyre shaped switch plate
Numbered Tune Indicator
Tune Change or Repeat Toggle
Variable Speed Control
Play/Stop Switch
LARGE SPRING BARREL FOR LONG RUN TIME.
Key Included
Originally purchased from Hermann A Ockel, Providence RI - Dealer and Sole agent of celebrated Jacot & Sons' Musical Boxes, New York US importer of Mermod Freres, Ste. Croix Switzerland.
Serial No. 51878
Cylinder #'s are 85, 28, 35, 109, & 19

THIS IS A TOP OF THE LINE MERMOD MUSIC BOX OF ITS DAY. FABULOUS ARRANGEMENT AND UNBELIEVABLE BRILLIANT TONAL QUALITY. A FABULOUS MERMOD.

Plate marked "Patented Sept. 22 1885-Dec. 6. 1887 / Mai. 8. 1888 - Dec. 16. 1890 / D.R.P. 33516. 43585. 43884 / 55886 + 2222. / SWITZERLAND"

Condition: Overall great condition with scattered scuffs, scratches, nicks, shrinkage cracks, and separation at joints commensurate with age. Wooden knob for crank is included but not currently attached.

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MERMOD FRÈRES SWISS CYLINDER MUSIC BOX. Condition is "Used".

Local Pick Up Only. I do not offer shipment of this item. Broader Domestic or International buyers may arrange local Pick-Up, Pack and Shipping service with a third party. Understand your shipping cost before you bid.