A small barrel organ/serinette,
circa 1830,
12-key action with brass fronted keyframe, the single barrel pinned for eight airs, complete single rank of wood pipes, in polished mahogany veneered case with twin lancet arches with cloth back (formally with faux pipes), air change/keyframe shift to right, hinged lid with period tunesheet bearing totally faded list, on turned feet, (no crank, for full restoration) -
12-key action with brass fronted keyframe, the single barrel pinned for eight airs, complete single rank of wood pipes, in polished mahogany veneered case with twin lancet arches with cloth back (formally with faux pipes), air change/keyframe shift to right, hinged lid with period tunesheet bearing totally faded list, on turned feet, (no crank, for full restoration) -
Sold for
£600
inc. premium
Footnotes
- With some encouragement, most notes on one full revolution played and revealed good notation.
Category: Collectibles / Mechanical Music
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