19th Century Music Box inset with Clock
Inventory Number: OT1908001
Size: 70cm x 36cm x 30cm
Made circa the 1880s, rosewood case inlaid with marquetry, the hinged top opens to visible cylinder mechanism, plays 10 tunes with 9 bells. On the left side, there is a handle for winding the music mechanism, and a switch for striking or stop; on the right side, there is a switch for single track or loop playback switch on the upper side; a switch for continued play or play on the hour.
The case front inlaid with a clock, two train movement with 8-day duration, strikes on half-hour and hours, made in France.
Signed '48. Cheapside. Keith. Prowse& Co. London' inside the box, this company was established in 1839, specialized in the agency business of high-end piano, music box, and record products.
Ten tunes and their composers are list on the lithograph at the interior of the lid, and shown as below:
| 1. You’ll Remember me. | Ralpe (To be confirmed) |
| 2. Scenes that are brightest. | William Wallace (1860-1940, Scottish Composer) |
| 3. There is a Flower that Bloometh. | William Wallace (1860-1940, Scottish Composer) |
| 4. Kathleen Maroumer(TBC) | Unknown |
| 5. The Minstrel Boy | Thomas Moore (1779-1852, Irish songwriter) |
| 6. Faust | Charles Gounod (1818-1893, French Composer) |
| 7. Les Noces de Figaro | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791, Austrian Composer) |
| 8. Martha | Friedrich Wil von Flotow (1812-1883, German Composer) |
| 9. Mignon | Ambroise Thomas (1811-1896, French Composer) |
| 10. La Creation | Franz Joseph Haydn (1732-1809, Austrian Composer) |
