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Charts the developments of music boxes from the invention of the first one in 1796 through today.
Thirty-eight delightful designs will make you want to create a music box for everyone you know. For the holidays, reindeers paw in "Up on the Housetop", and snow gently falls for "Silent Night", while Santa bears gifts for boys and girls to "Here Comes Santa Claus". Each one is shown in beautiful full color, followed by "recipe-style" instructions with a list of materials needed for each project and simple numbered steps for easy assembly.
Documents the history of the musical box and its antecedents on side one, followed by music played on various musical boxes in the Victoria and Albert Museum on side two.
Contains diagrams of the various types of mechanical movements used over the centuries, indices of manufacturers, box styles, and tune sheets, complete American and British patent lists, and tips on maintaining, repairing, and purchasing boxes. Many of the loveliest musical boxes ever crafted are illustrated in color, with hundreds more b/w photos showing their mechanical workings. 80 diagrams explaining their functions help collectors use, maintain and repair boxes in their collections.
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