Very Fine’celestina’ 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention

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Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention

Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention
I dealt in mechanical music for almost forty years, and this is probably cosmetically the best’Celestina’ that I have ever seen. The transfer work is so bright that I was not absolutely sure if the black (ebonised) base surround is refinished or not, but I suspect it is. If you are reading this you will know what the machine is and what I mean when I say that the bellows need to be recovered. At present the machine only wheezes; this is typical of this the of machine and not surprising after 120 years since it was made. The only’fault’ is that the winding-handle has been replaced by one taken from an early HMV gramophone. But this makes no difference to the playing ability once restored. The machine comes with 22 20-note music strips and the’continuous band’ attachment needed to play them. I have described the machine honestly as not working at present. I will not accept a return on the grounds that the recipient does not know how to repair it. It is being offered as a project for those who understand the work involved. Cash on collection (Surrey) is also possible. The item “VERY FINE’CELESTINA’ 20-NOTE ORGANETTE/MUSIC BOX REQUIRING BELLOWS ATTENTION” is in sale since Saturday, May 29, 2021. This item is in the category “Collectables\Radio, Television & Telephony\Phonographs & Gramophones”. The seller is “phonoking” and is located in Great Bookham. This item can be shipped worldwide.
  • Colour: Mahogany
  • Modified Item: No
  • Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
  • Decade: 1890s
  • Type: Organette
  • Sub-Type: Twenty-note
  • Parts Type: With 22 music sheets

Very Fine'celestina' 20-note Organette/music Box Requiring Bellows Attention