| For the music box and antique collector, there is | | | | collector goes to an antique shop or second hand |
| an almost endless array of music boxes to collect. | | | | store, they might miss these special items since |
| From carousel music boxes to ballerina music | | | | the musical mechanisms may not be working. |
| boxes, and antique music boxes to children's | | | | Simple cleaning and oiling can get the table clocks |
| jewelry boxes, there is a large variety to choose | | | | and up and running.Many of the cylinder music |
| from. There also is a specialty area for the music | | | | boxes were also placed in pocket watches and |
| box and antique collector to consider. The area is | | | | their cases. While early examples are rare and |
| novelty musical mechanisms. Four top novelty | | | | highly valuable, modern ones can be |
| items to consider are furniture musical | | | | found.AutomataThe best automata were made in |
| mechanisms, household items, clocks and wallets, | | | | and around Paris during the last part of the 19th |
| and the automata.Furniture Musical MechanismsIn | | | | century. The musical movements many times |
| the 19th and early 20th century, many leading | | | | were concealed in the landscape based in the |
| manufacturers placed musical mechanisms in | | | | body of the automation.All kinds of unique |
| furniture. Some of the most popular items their | | | | automata were made. Among the figures that |
| mechanisms were placed in were full sized | | | | were manufactured were dolls, monkeys, jesters, |
| decorative tables with a compartment for | | | | and children doing all manner of complicated things. |
| stationary or playing cards. Examples of furniture | | | | One interesting example is an extraordinary |
| musical mechanisms include a child's rocking chair, | | | | automation manufactured by the French |
| which was made with a musical mechanism, | | | | companyRoullet and Decamps. The figure was a |
| mounted on it, and wooden chairs whose | | | | Pierrot and the moon. The moon, made from |
| movements, operated by a hinged seat, would | | | | paper paper mache, has a painted face with |
| play when someone sat down. These types of | | | | brown eyes and tongue that moves from side to |
| items are rarely and clearly fitted with a musical | | | | side. The Pierrot raises a leg, lifts one arm and |
| mechanism so they can be easily | | | | moves as if playing a guitar. Such a rare piece, |
| overlooked.Household UtensilsCandy and serving | | | | despite the expense, would be a highly valuable |
| dished have been made with musical movements. | | | | asset to the collection of the music box and |
| In addition, elegant teapots with designs such as | | | | antique collector.While carousel music boxes, |
| cats, Victorian houses, and cows have also been | | | | ballerina music boxes, antique music boxes, and |
| made. Lazy Susan's with 18-note movements, and | | | | children's jewelry boxes are examples of music |
| even musical liquor decanters with fancy styles | | | | boxes some music box and antique collectors |
| from golf bags to cars are available. These types | | | | may already have, adding novelty music boxes |
| of novelty items would be fun additions to the | | | | and musical movements such as the ones |
| collection of the music box and antique | | | | addressed in this article would make their collector |
| collector.Clocks and WatchesNumerous table | | | | even more unique. Why not begin that search |
| clocks have been made with musical movements. | | | | today? |
| However, when the music box and antique | | | | |