Music Boxes to Delight All
Posted on January 19, 2011
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Both adults and kids love music boxes. Even in today’s high tech world people stop and listen to the tinkling chords. These music box movements have been placed in virtually every curio you can think of.
This article discusses antique music boxes as well as the more contemporary instruments for children. Music boxes came into existence during the 16th century. In the beginning these little instruments were built for the rich and famous and consisted of a turning disk that struck a single pin.
The first real music box that played music was designed by Antoine Favre in 1796. Favre helped to develop disk music boxes, which preceded recorded music, as we know it today. Swiss boxes and antique music boxes are essentially the same thing.
These antique instruments are much like contemporary devices but are made valuable by their age. If you want to collect these valuable items you need to familiarize your self with the product. An old music box to most people’s eyes could be a valuable possession to an experienced collector. If you plan to collect old music boxes you need to learn how to evaluate the condition of the prospective purchase. With old age many of these boxes will be broken or even destroyed. With these old instruments being potentially valuable a careful appraisal must be done to assess value. Some devices in need of repair are sold at auction for lower prices and some collectors are happy to have them simply for display.
A disk or a cylinder can drive these Swiss music boxes. Most of these early boxes came from Switzerland. These early instruments are very rare and hard to find. Older men from the 19th century carried small music boxes. They were considered a fashion statement.
A Swiss music box builder by the name of Charles Reuge built some of the most sought after boxes ever. When you think of Reuge think of the best music boxes for sale. But how can you be sure your prospective purchase is an original Reuge? Music boxes by Reuge are truly special. Because of the high quality of his instruments these boxes have been sold all over the world. His son took over Reuge’s business after his death. The workshop is still in existence at the same address in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland. The truly collectible boxes are hand made. These Reuge music boxes are world famous so make sure you are purchasing an authentic box.
Children’s’ music boxes are a little different thing. Music boxes for girls can involve a ballerina or a famous cartoon character that spins around to a tune. Characters from Mickey Mouse to Barbie have been seen on music boxes. Some of these show characters posed on pedestals and not moving. On the other hand some of these boxes have animated characters. They can include all sorts of people and animals doing all sorts of things to delight the eye. Musical movements can be concealed in jewelry boxes, snow globes, and many other types of figures. Seasonal boxes such as Christmas instruments can be popular as well.
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