6 Dec 2011
10:00 PST
Los Angeles
Carousel and Circus Memorabilia and Mechanical Musical Instruments
Back to auction 19644
Carousel and Circus Memorabilia and Mechanical Musical Instruments
Back to auction 19644
A Nelson-Wiggen Orchestrion
circa 1925
The style No. 5
circa 1925
The style No. 5
With the A.B.T. attachment, pistol grip and cast metal surround, xylophone, flute pipes, snare, triangle. wood block and piano, 5c coin slot, triple-glazed front panel with plain spars, three-quarter turned column corners above twin fielded panel doors opening to reveal motor drive, roll drive and frame, with a quantity of rolls.
height 63in (160cm); width 45 1/2in (115.5cm); depth 23in (58.5cm)
height 63in (160cm); width 45 1/2in (115.5cm); depth 23in (58.5cm)
Sold for
US$ 22,500
inc. premium
Footnotes
- Literature:
Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments, Q. David Bowers, pp. 529-30
Lot heading
Property from the Collection of Helene Sutter, Los Angeles
Auction Notices
- Additional information: Style 4T with original shooting gallery Provenance: From the Boyer Collection, sold in 1953 Thence from Al Svaboda, sold to Jerry Sutter in 1984
Category: Furniture
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