Description:

Ch. Knusli, music box. Zurich, 1873-1894. It has 77 teeth, 6 tunes. Made in Zurich, Switzerland. It was “Made expressly for the Mermod & Jaccard Jewelry Company,” in the third quarter of the 19th century. Mermod & Jaccard was a St. Louis company owned by A. S. Mermod, a friend of Marianne Moore’s grandfather who was called “Uncle Mermod” by the young Marianne. Moore’s grandfather’s house in Kirkwood, Mo. (where Marianne lived until she was six) contained many Mermod & Jaccard items, some of which were gifts from Mermod. Interestingly, according to an 1883 History of Saint Louis City and County, Mermod’s partner, D.S. Jaccard, had been born in St. Croixe, Switzerland, and began his jewelry apprenticeship by working on music boxes. If you lift the lid on our box, the interior contains a cylinder mechanism player, underneath a glass lid. A label on the underside of the box. Cylinder music boxes work by striking the teeth of a metal comb with fixed pins inserted into a rotating cylinder. In boxes which could play multiple tunes (such as this one), the pins for the tunes not being played would pass between the teeth and therefore not sound. At the end of a song the cylinder would shift so a new set of pins would line up with the teeth and the next tune could play. We describe all items to the best of our ability as we are not experts on everything. Please ask specific questions on details or condition prior to bidding, ALL ITEMS ARE SOLD AS IS. We box and ship to keep costs low. We do not use a packaging service, unless the costumer prefers us to use them. We can ship either USPS or UPS

    Dimensions:
  • 5.75" tall x 7" x 17" wide
  • Condition:
  • Very Good Working Condition with all 4 pad feet present and little wear to the inlaid wood case

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September 12, 2017 5:00 PM EDT
East Rochester, NY, US

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