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IMPORTANT: The key is stuck so the music does not play. However, it’s possible that it will with a bit of WD40. Nothing appears broken.
Thorens A228 Swiss-made mechanical cylinder music box. No documents available but it is almost certainly from the 1940s.
Interior label has a decorative border with musical instruments and anchors. It was designed to play ‘Home Sweet Home’ and ‘Old Folks At Home’.
A handwritten inscription inside reads July 30, 1944. It is likely that someone wrote the date on the music sheet as a gift/presentation/purchase date or a date associated with the original owner.
Minor surface wear on the wood and metal.
