H5175 Disc music box, ['Fortuna'], coin-in-the-slot, [Jules Heinrich Zimmermann, Leipzig, c.1890] (B Nemec 1994) 1 large "Fortuna" polyphone, complete with organ, drum and effects and seven records 26" diameter. Oak cabinet 3'9" x 2'6" x 16" deep. Period

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H5175 Disc music box, ['Fortuna'], coin-in-the-slot, [Jules Heinrich Zimmermann, Leipzig, c.1890] (B Nemec 1994) 1 large "Fortuna" polyphone, complete with organ, drum and effects and seven records 26" diameter. Oak cabinet 3'9" x 2'6" x 16" deep. Period

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Disc music box, ['Fortuna'], coin-in-the-slot, [Jules Heinrich Zimmermann, Leipzig, c.1890] (B Nemec 1994) 1 large "Fortuna" polyphone, complete with organ, drum and effects and seven records 26" diameter. Oak cabinet 3'9" x 2'6" x 16" deep. Period c. 1890 (LC)

Free standing timber cabinet with glass doors at front and ornate timber detailing around edges; plays single disc vertically; drawer in base houses crank handle; organ, drum and effects.

Seven discs of 26" diameter: "'Rhoda and her pagoda' song from 'San Toy'"; "Mimosa Waltz from Geisha"; "The handy man"; "The Gay Tom Tit"; "The Liberty Bell March (Sousa)"; "selection The Geisha"; "The Shop Girls Waltz".

Made: 1885 - 1895

Marks

On glass doors: "Plays popular music" and "Put one penny in the slot".

Carved in timber below doors: "E.W. Cole/ Agent for Melbourne".

Registration number

H5175

Production date

1885 - 1895

Height

1145 mm

Width

763 mm

Depth

407 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Purchased 1952

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