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The Collectors Sale

Session: Mechanical Music

Oxford
12 Feb 2013, session starting at 11:00 GMT
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A very interesting 'Mandoline Piccolo-Zither Timbres' musical box, by Paillard, circa 1880,
Sold for £2,500 inc. premium
A very interesting 'Mandoline Piccolo-Zither Timbres' musical box, by Paillard, circa 1880,
A scarce "No. 1 Jerry" musical chamber pot, by Crown Devon, September 1939,
Sold for £1,625 inc. premium
A scarce "No. 1 Jerry" musical chamber pot, by Crown Devon, September 1939,
A scarce interchangeable musical box, by Samuel Troll, circa 1885, for the American market,
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium
An interchangeable musical box, by Samuel Troll, circa 1885, for the American market,
An interchangeable musical box, by Mermod Freres, circa 1899, for the American Market,
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium
An interchangeable musical box, by Mermod Freres, circa 1899, for the American Market,

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A Gould type microscope, French, mid 19th century,
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A Gould type microscope, French, mid 19th century,
Sold for £312 inc. premium
A Tiyoda compound monocular field microscope, Japanese, 1930's,
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A Tiyoda compound monocular field microscope, Japanese, 1930's,
Sold for £50 inc. premium
Two student's compound monocular microscopes, English, circa 1870, (2)
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Two student's compound monocular microscopes, English, circa 1870, (2)
Sold for £325 inc. premium
A good Frederick Cox compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1870,
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A good Frederick Cox compound monocular microscope, English, circa 1870,
Sold for £350 inc. premium
A small Ross brass monocular microscope, English, late 19th century,
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A small Ross brass monocular microscope, English, late 19th century,
Sold for £212 inc. premium
A Leitz Wetzlar monocular micoscope, circa 1895,
withdrawn
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A Leitz Wetzlar monocular micoscope, circa 1895,
Estimate:
£150 - 200
US$ 230 - 300
€180 - 240
A collection of approximately 97 microscope slides, (qty)
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A collection of approximately 97 microscope slides, (qty)
Sold for £525 inc. premium
no image
withdrawn
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A Casella copper and brass hypsometer, English, late 19th century,
Estimate:
£150 - 200
US$ 230 - 300
€180 - 240
A 6.5in.(16.5cm) radius micrometer sextant,
withdrawn
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A 6.5in.(16.5cm) radius micrometer sextant,
Estimate:
£150 - 250
US$ 230 - 380
€180 - 300
A Continental theodolite by C. Sickler of Karlsruhe, dated 1837
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A Continental theodolite by C. Sickler of Karlsruhe, dated 1837
Sold for £112 inc. premium
A brass kaleidoscope in case, English, third quarter of the 19th century,
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A brass kaleidoscope in case, English, third quarter of the 19th century,
Sold for £687 inc. premium
A 7/8-inch Dollond silvered brass spyglass, English, early 19th century,
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A 7/8-inch Dollond silvered brass spyglass, English, early 19th century,
Sold for £93 inc. premium
Three spy glasses, early 19th century, (3)
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Three spy glasses, early 19th century, (3)
Sold for £312 inc. premium
Two brass pantographs in cases, English, early 19th century, (2)
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Two brass pantographs in cases, English, early 19th century, (2)
Sold for £225 inc. premium
A pedestal Engine Room telegraph. 43ins. (110cm)high.
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A pedestal Engine Room telegraph. 43ins. (110cm)high.
Sold for £400 inc. premium
A ship's bulkhead-mounted brass engine room telegraph 12ins. (31cm)diam.
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A ship's bulkhead-mounted brass engine room telegraph 12ins. (31cm)diam.
Sold for £237 inc. premium
A good Bryans Fruitbowl wall/pedestal machine,
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A good Bryans Fruitbowl wall/pedestal machine,
Sold for £650 inc. premium
A Bryans Pil-Win wall machine,
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A Bryans Pil-Win wall machine,
Sold for £600 inc. premium
A Bryans U-Win wall machine,
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A Bryans U-Win wall machine,
Sold for £875 inc. premium
A Bryans ten-cup wall machine,
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A Bryans ten-cup wall machine,
Sold for £937 inc. premium
A Bryans Tick-Tock wall/pedestal machine,
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A Bryans Tick-Tock wall/pedestal machine,
Estimate:
£500 - 700
US$ 760 - 1,100
€590 - 830
An Oliver Whales 'Fruit Polo' win wall machine,
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An Oliver Whales 'Fruit Polo' win wall machine,
Sold for £175 inc. premium
A large four-player prize-pusher coin-operated console, circa 1930
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A large four-player prize-pusher coin-operated console, circa 1930
Estimate:
£1,000 - 1,500
US$ 1,500 - 2,300
€1,200 - 1,800
An Ekco type AD76 wireless receiver, 1935,
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An Ekco type AD76 wireless receiver, 1935,
Sold for £137 inc. premium
An Atwater Kent type 36 wireless receiver, circa 1927, Pooley console conversion,
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An Atwater Kent type 36 wireless receiver, circa 1927, Pooley console conversion,
Sold for £75 inc. premium
pipe organ
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A home-contructed midi-controlled pipe organ,
Sold for £75 inc. premium
A small barrel organ/serinette, circa 1830,
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A small barrel organ/serinette, circa 1830,
Sold for £600 inc. premium
A Pathé phonograph,
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A Pathé phonograph,
Sold for £75 inc. premium
A Pathé Freres (London) Ltd. phonograph,
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A Pathé Freres (London) Ltd. phonograph,
Sold for £37 inc. premium
A Graphophone phonograph, type AT,
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A Graphophone phonograph, type AT,
Sold for £137 inc. premium
An Edison phonograph with horn and case of wax cylinders
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A red Edison Gem phonograph,
Sold for £437 inc. premium
An Edison Home phonograph,
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An Edison Home phonograph,
Sold for £375 inc. premium
An Edison cygnet horn section,
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An Edison cygnet horn section,
Sold for £12 inc. premium
An Edison Amberola type 75 console phonograph,
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An Edison Amberola type 75 console phonograph,
Sold for £250 inc. premium
An Edison Amberola Model 30,
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An Edison Amberola Model 30,
Sold for £150 inc. premium
A silver gramophone needle tin/vesta, presented by The Gramophone Company Limited, by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester, 1907,
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A silver gramophone needle tin/vesta, presented by The Gramophone Company Limited, by Sampson Mordan & Co., Chester, 1907,
Estimate:
£500 - 700
US$ 760 - 1,100
€590 - 830
Needle tins and accessories:
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Needle tins and accessories:
Sold for £212 inc. premium
Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd red-label records:
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Gramophone & Typewriter Ltd red-label records:
Sold for £50 inc. premium
An Edison Disc Phonograph type L35,
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An Edison Disc Phonograph type L35,
Sold for £112 inc. premium
A Paillard openwork phonograph,
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A Paillard openwork phonograph,
Sold for £162 inc. premium
A Columbia Standard travelling arm horn gramophone,
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A Columbia Standard travelling arm horn gramophone,
Sold for £275 inc. premium
A Pathé 'Progress' gramophone,
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A Pathé 'Progress' gramophone,
Sold for £137 inc. premium
A Pathé 'Elf' bowl-in-lid gramophone,
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A Pathé 'Elf' bowl-in-lid gramophone,
Sold for £212 inc. premium
A Victor style V-VIII gramophone,
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A Victor style V-VIII gramophone,
Sold for £62 inc. premium
A horn gramophone,
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A horn gramophone,
Sold for £112 inc. premium
A rare Exophone gramophone,
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A rare Exophone gramophone,
Sold for £87 inc. premium
A Decca Salon Model 77,
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A Decca Salon Model 77,
Sold for £162 inc. premium
A Columbia Graphonola console grand gramophone,
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A Columbia Graphonola console grand gramophone,
Sold for £37 inc. premium
A Columbia Viva-Tonal Grafonola,
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A Columbia Viva-Tonal Grafonola,
Sold for £25 inc. premium
A Columbia Viva-Tonal Grafonola grand,
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A Columbia Viva-Tonal Grafonola grand,
Sold for £100 inc. premium
Hines gramophones:
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Hines gramophones:
Sold for £75 inc. premium
A Hines re-entrant gramophone,
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A Hines re-entrant gramophone,
Sold for £137 inc. premium
A Clumber (Hindley) Chinese Lacquered style console gramophone,
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A Clumber (Hindley) Chinese Lacquered style console gramophone,
Sold for £200 inc. premium
A small Yagerphone re-entrant gramophone,
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A small Yagerphone re-entrant gramophone,
Sold for £50 inc. premium
An Aeolian Vocálion Gradolá table model gramophone,
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An Aeolian Vocálion Gradolá table model gramophone,
Sold for £50 inc. premium
Two Columbia Grafonola gramophones,
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Two Columbia Grafonola gramophones,
Sold for £62 inc. premium
A Decca 'Deccalian' table gramophone,
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A Decca 'Deccalian' table gramophone,
Sold for £125 inc. premium
A Cliftophone cabinet grand gramophone,
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A Cliftophone cabinet grand gramophone,
Sold for £62 inc. premium
An HMV Model XI grand gramophone,
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An HMV Model XI grand gramophone,
Sold for £187 inc. premium
An HMV Model 58 hornless gramophone,
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An HMV Model 58 hornless gramophone,
Sold for £25 inc. premium
An HMV Model 109 gramophone,
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An HMV Model 109 gramophone,
Sold for £25 inc. premium
An HMV Model 111 gramophone,
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An HMV Model 111 gramophone,
Sold for £100 inc. premium
An HMV model 113A 'tropical' portable gramophone,
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An HMV model 113A 'tropical' portable gramophone,
Sold for £400 inc. premium
An HMV Model 145 gramophone,
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An HMV Model 145 gramophone,
Sold for £125 inc. premium
An HMV Model 157 re-entrant gramophone,
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An HMV Model 157 re-entrant gramophone,
Sold for £187 inc. premium
An HMV Model 158 re-entrant grand gramophone,
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An HMV Model 158 re-entrant grand gramophone,
Sold for £162 inc. premium
An HMV Model 511 cabinet grand gramophone,
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An HMV Model 511 cabinet grand gramophone,
Sold for £275 inc. premium
A scarce "No. 1 Jerry" musical chamber pot, by Crown Devon, September 1939,
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A scarce "No. 1 Jerry" musical chamber pot, by Crown Devon, September 1939,
Sold for £1,625 inc. premium
A good Viennese gilt metal and pictorial enamel grand piano form musical box, circa 1910,
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A good Viennese gilt metal and pictorial enamel grand piano form musical box, circa 1910,
Sold for £900 inc. premium
An early composition musical box, most probably by Henri Capt., circa 1820,
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An early composition musical box, most probably by Henri Capt., circa 1820,
Sold for £200 inc. premium
A pictorial tinplate musical snuffbox, circa 1870,
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A pictorial tinplate musical snuffbox, circa 1870,
Sold for £62 inc. premium
A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1860,
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A pictorial composition musical snuffbox, circa 1860,
Sold for £125 inc. premium
A small four-air musical box for restoration,
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A small four-air musical box for restoration,
Estimate:
£200 - 220
US$ 300 - 340
€240 - 260
A very early cylinder musical movement in clockbase, circa 1818,
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A very early cylinder musical movement in clockbase, circa 1818,
Sold for £1,000 inc. premium
A key-wind two-per-turn musical box, by Nicole Freres, circa 1865,
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A key-wind two-per-turn musical box, by Nicole Freres, circa 1865,
Sold for £300 inc. premium
A key-wind musical box playing six airs, by L'Epee, circa 1858 - first batch number run,
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A key-wind musical box playing six airs, by L'Epee, circa 1858 - first batch number run,
Estimate:
£500 - 600
US$ 760 - 910
€590 - 710
A key-wind musical box movement, in an unrelated case, by Nicole Freres, Circa 1858,
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A key-wind musical box movement, in an unrelated case, by Nicole Freres, Circa 1858,
Estimate:
£400 - 500
US$ 610 - 760
€470 - 590
A key-wind musical box, by Nicole Freres, circa 1855,
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A key-wind musical box, by Nicole Freres, circa 1855,
Sold for £125 inc. premium
A musical box playing four airs, circa 1865,
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A musical box playing four airs, circa 1865,
Sold for £275 inc. premium
A four-air musical box, for restoration, by Langdorff,
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A four-air musical box, for restoration, by Langdorff,
Estimate:
£200 - 250
US$ 300 - 380
€240 - 300
A musical box for restoration:
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A musical box for restoration:
Sold for £37 inc. premium
Three musical box cylinders and musical box case:
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Three musical box cylinders and musical box case:
Sold for £12 inc. premium
A late musical box playing eight airs, by Nicole Freres, circa 1890,
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A late musical box playing eight airs, by Nicole Freres, circa 1890,
Sold for £400 inc. premium
A musical box playing eight airs, by Nicole Freres, circa 1868,
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A musical box playing eight airs, by Nicole Freres, circa 1868,
Estimate:
£700 - 800
US$ 1,100 - 1,200
€830 - 950
A Sublime-Harmony musical box, playing ten airs, by PVF,
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A Sublime-Harmony musical box, playing ten airs, by PVF,
Estimate:
£700 - 850
US$ 1,100 - 1,300
€830 - 1,000
A very interesting 'Mandoline Piccolo-Zither Timbres' musical box, by Paillard, circa 1880,
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A very interesting 'Mandoline Piccolo-Zither Timbres' musical box, by Paillard, circa 1880,
Sold for £2,500 inc. premium
A hidden Drum-and-Bells musical box, playing eight airs,
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A hidden Drum-and-Bells musical box, playing eight airs,
Estimate:
£700 - 900
US$ 1,100 - 1,400
€830 - 1,100
A music box by Paillard Vaucher et fils,with marquetry case, damage to drum.
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A music box by Paillard Vaucher et fils,with marquetry case, damage to drum.
Sold for £1,062 inc. premium
A musical box playing eight airs, by Nicole Freres, circa 1876,
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A musical box playing eight airs, by Nicole Freres, circa 1876,
Sold for £725 inc. premium
Eight air lever wind musical box, number 2932, with inlaid lid
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Eight air lever wind musical box, number 2932, with inlaid lid
Sold for £350 inc. premium
A musical movement in case, for restoration/spares, by Bremond,
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A musical movement in case, for restoration/spares, by Bremond,
Sold for £25 inc. premium
An interchangeable musical box, by Mermod Freres, circa 1899, for the American Market,
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An interchangeable musical box, by Mermod Freres, circa 1899, for the American Market,
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium
A scarce interchangeable musical box, by Samuel Troll, circa 1885, for the American market,
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An interchangeable musical box, by Samuel Troll, circa 1885, for the American market,
Sold for £1,125 inc. premium
A Sublime-Harmony 'Cartel' musical box, by Reuge, circa 2000,
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A Sublime-Harmony 'Cartel' musical box, by Reuge, circa 2000,
Sold for £750 inc. premium
Symphonion & 11 discs
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A 19.5/8-inch Symphonion upright disc musical box,
Estimate:
£1,800 - 2,200
US$ 2,700 - 3,400
€2,100 - 2,600
Symphonion disc musical box with 10 discs
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A 14.3/4-inch Symphonion disc musical box,
Estimate:
£1,500 - 2,200
US$ 2,300 - 3,400
€1,800 - 2,600
A good 9.1/2-inch Polyphon disc musical box movement,
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A good 9.1/2-inch Polyphon disc musical box movement,
Sold for £137 inc. premium
A 9.1/8-inch Brittania disc musical box,
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A 9.1/8-inch Brittania disc musical box,
Sold for £250 inc. premium
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