#139

German "Polyphon" Music Box by Polyphon Musikwerke
Live Auction

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Description
21" (53 cm.) w. x 25"h. with lid open x 18"d. Presented in a walnut-veneered wooden case with floral inlay design at the center of the lid and a cherubic lid image on the inside is a single-comb music box that plays 15 1/2" diameter tune discs. Included are 15 adaptable Regina tune discs. Polyphon Musikwerke,Leipzeig,Germany,circa 1895. Although this model was designed for use in the home,Polyphon became very successful with building coin-operated variants. One of its founders,Gustave Brachhausen,later moved to the United States to found the Regina company.