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Music box

Table model Polyphon musical box, model 41R, in a walnut case. It is complete with a disc holder and ten discs. The holder is made of wrought iron, and the case is walnut. There is a colour lithograph on the underside of the lid and the serial number reads 116148, stamped on the bedplate.

  • Date:
    ca. 1895 (made)
  • Maker:
    Polyphon-Musikwerke AG [Corporation]
  • Collection:
    Victoria and Albert Museum
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  • Place of production:
    Germany
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  • Materials:Wrought iron and walnut
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  • Repository:Victoria and Albert Museum
  • Measurements:Height: 11 in Box, Weight: 10 in Box, Height: 6 in Box