H5869 Disc music box, Polyphon table model [style no 46 or 46C], Polyphon Musikwerke, Liepzig, c.1890-1914 (B Nemec 1994) Musical box, "Polyphon", and 6 records, in wooden case with veneer top, Leipzig, Germany (OF).

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H5869 Disc music box, Polyphon table model [style no 46 or 46C], Polyphon Musikwerke, Liepzig, c.1890-1914 (B Nemec 1994) Musical box, "Polyphon", and 6 records, in wooden case with veneer top, Leipzig, Germany (OF).

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Disc music box, Polyphon table model [style no 46 or 46C], Polyphon Musikwerke, Liepzig, c.1890-1914 (B Nemec 1994) Musical box, "Polyphon", and 6 records, in wooden case with veneer top, Leipzig, Germany (OF).

Single comb with 46 teeth; plays 24.3cm discs; case of walnut veneer, with hinged lockable lid; pale banding and inlay on lid; sepia-toned engraving of putti playing musical instruments on inside of lid.

Six metal discs: "I dreamt that I dwelt in marble halls"; "The wearin' of the green"; "Freischutz Dirch Die Walder"; "Der Alten Hein - The Old Folks at Home"; "Kathleen Maureen"; "The song that reaches my heart".

Made: 1885 - 1914

Marks

Brass plate set into inside base reads: POLYPHON.

Serial no: 18814

Registration number

H5869

Production date

1885 - 1914

Height

175 mm

Width

310 mm

Depth

280 mm

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Acquisition credit line

Gift of Mr Claydon, 1958

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