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**Product Description**
Up for sale is a exceptionally rare, highly collectible vintage 1978 wood jewelry/trinket music box from the Schmid Beatrix Potter Collection.
While the 1970s Schmid porcelain statues are common, this hinged wood-cased keepsake box variant is incredibly difficult to locate online. The lid features a pristine ceramic/porcelain tile insert depicting the iconic illustration from "The Tailor of Gloucester," titled "The Mice at Work: Threading the Needle."
**Musical Movement & Identification:**
* Brand/Maker: Schmid (The Creative Hand)
* Collection: Beatrix Potter Series (©1978 F. Warne & Co. Inc.)
* Internal Player: Genuine mechanical Sankyo movement (Made in Japan)
* Musical Tune: Plays the iconic Broadway melody "If I Were a Rich Man" (Tune No. 217)
* Markings: Retains its original internal transparent narrative panel, as well as the original factory song/production sticker on the outer bottom base.
**Condition:**
Excellent vintage working condition!
The outer wood casing features beautiful organic grain with clean edges, tight corners, and strong hinges.
The top illustration tile is flawless with bright colors and zero cracking or crazing.
The internal mechanical music movement winds smoothly and plays the tune clearly at a perfect tempo.
The interior red felt lining shows minor age-related indentations/storage marks as expected with vintage age (fully detailed in photos), but remains clean and free of heavy tears or staining.
**Shipping & Packaging:**
Given the rare and delicate mechanical nature of this vintage music box, it will be heavily protected in layers of bubble wrap and shipped inside a sturdy cardboard box.
Shipped via USPS Ground Advantage with full tracking and insurance.
