Sold for:
$1,700
$1,700
Interchangeable Five-Bell Musical Box by Billon Haller, with six cylinders playing four airs listed on paper labels, barrel-activated stop/start screw, brass comb-guard, butterfly trademark on governor-cock, and rosewood veneered case with inlaid lid and storage compartment, wd. 17 3/4, cylinder 6 1/2 in., (four tips repaired). Note: Billon Haller's unusual design for a stop/start used an endless screw, turning continuously against the gear on the barrel, to brace the spring and halt the mechanism.
Auctioneer:
Skinner
Date:
2008-08-23
