936125

Stella Music Box w/22 Discs & Mahogany Disc #936125

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Stella Music Box w/22 Discs & Mahogany Disc #936125
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This Stella was made by Mermod Freres in Ste. Croix,
Switzerland, circa 1900 and shipped to Jacot (a nephew in New
York) who placed the mechanisms into a USA built case to avoid
high import duties on completed music box imports. Housed in
a red mahogany case, the works play with a bright tone despite
missing 12 teeth from the comb. Case has beautiful carving
along front with the added bonus of a disc drawer accented with
gold-tone pulls. The case has its original key. Outside of case
looks good all around. Top of case appears to have had some
wax drippings on it at one time and the middle inset piece of
wood has a narrow split in it, which is not too noticable but can be seen on the
interior picture if you look closely. Picture note: the picture of the Stella?s interior
lid shows some runs near the bottom; that is only furniture
polish which was not rubbed completely and is not a defect of
the Stella?s finish. The Stella shows an original patent date of
Sept 22, 1885; last stamped patent date June 29, 1897; patent
#13796. Dimensions of case are: 29? wide x 22? deep x 13.5?
tall.

<p>The Stella Music Box sits proudly atop a very unusual disc
storage cabinet, which is rarely found today. Built around 1905
of Honduras Mahogany, it is designed to compliment many
styles of Mira, Empress and Stella music boxes, very few
examples were originally produced. In original red mahogany
finish, dimensions are 31? wide x 24? deep x 30? tall.

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<tr><td>Condition:Good - used</td></tr>
<tr><td>Year:late 1800's</td></tr>
<tr><td>Country:Switzerland</td></tr>
<tr><td>Maker:Mermod Freras</td></tr>




<tr><td>Title:Stella Music Box w/22 Discs & Mahogany Disc</td></tr>

<tr><td>Materials:mahogany wood case</td></tr>

<tr><td>Location:Corpus Christi, Texas</td></tr>
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