Helvetia-Pattern Cylinder Musical Box by Junod, No. 1152, pat. 366325, playing eight popular and operatic airs, with direct-drive cylinder, great wheel and governor on the right-hand side, threaded winding crank, exterior controls, tune-change detent with extended hook, lyre-form tune indicator, and tune-sheet depicting dancing fairies accompanied by a cricket band, headed Harp Piccolo Zither, in grained case with rosewood veneered lid and inlaid pastoral motifs. There is a chip in the border trim on the box lid, this is visible in the end view with the crank. The cylinder is approximately 13 x 2 inches.
This music box measures approximately 23 inches X 10.5 inches X 6 inches.
This music box weighs approximately 27 pounds
Two soprano tines broken off (see picture) There are perhaps up to 20 pin locations with missing pins on this cylinder.
Note: U.S. patent 366325 for an improvement in musical boxes was granted to Arthur Junod of St. Croix and Emile Cuendent of Hoboken, New Jersey, on 12 July 1887. Although it referred to the direct-drive spring and locking system of interchangeable movements, several of the elements can be seen in this fixed-cylinder version.
I you are a collector of antique music boxes that engages in the restoration of these wonderful mechanisms, perhaps you can restore this music box.
It will make a very nice addition to your collection.