OFFERED HERE IS WHAT WE BELIEVE TO BE AN ARISTON ORGANETTE DISC MUSIC PLAYER. THESE MACHINES WERE PRODUCED BETWEEN THE LATE1880’s TO THE EARLY1900’s. THEY ARE HAND CRANKED AND USE COMPRESSED AIR FROM BELLOWS TO VIBRATE STEEL REEDS, MUCH LIKE A HARMONICA. THEY PLAY 13 PERFORATED CARDBOARD DISCS. THIS UNIT IS A TABLETOP MODEL. IT’S HOUSED IN A BEAUTIFUL BLACK LAQUER WOOD CABINET. IT HAS A FADED GOLD MOTIF TO THE SIDES AND TOP CORNERS. IT REALLY IS A WONDERFUL PIECE OF FURNITURE. IT MEASURES 9″ HIGH AND IS 15.5″ BY 15.5 SQUARE. THE UNIT CRANKS WELL, BUT THE PLAYFIELD HAS SOME TROUBLE SPINNING, THEREFORE WE CAN NOT PLAY ANY DISC’S OR TEST THIS MACHINE BEYOND CRANKING IT. IT SEEMS LIKE SOMETHING MAY BE DISCONNECTED INSIDE. LIKEWISE THERE IS A SMALL SPLIT RUNNING THE LENGTH OF THE TOP. IT’S A NARROW SPLIT, BUT WE MUST DISCLOSE THAT. THERE ARE SOME OTHER MINOR SEPARATIONS ON THE CORNERS (SEE PICTURES). THAT JUST ADDS A WHOLE DIFFERENT LEVEL OF NOSTALGIA TO THIS PIECE. OVERALL AN AMAZING PIECE WITH ONLY MINIMAL WORK NEEDED. COMES WITH 1 DISC. The item “ARISTON ORGANETTE DISC MUSIC PLAYER” is in sale since Tuesday, September 10, 2019. This item is in the category “Collectibles\Decorative Collectibles\Music Boxes\Pre-1900″. The seller is “jlbird1968″ and is located in New City, New York. This item can be shipped to United States.