On the musical repertoire of musical boxes manufactured in Prague and Vienna – an incomplete account.
In about 1820 Anton Olbrich in Vienna and Franz Rzebitschek in a small village near Teplitz (some years later he settled in Prague) … Read More
For those who have an academic interest in musical boxes, Silvertone’s review (below) was published recently in the journal of the MBSI.
With huge thanks to the foresight of committee of the MBSI, and their kind offer of financial assistance
… Read More Saved From The Scrap Heap….. Or A Marriage Made in Heaven?
By Mark Singleton.
Once upon a time, long, long ago in the days before the advent of both mobile phones and the Internet, there was a time when we … Read More
Introduction to the Music Box Society of Great Britain.
In December, 1962 about 30 people from all over Britain met at the Mandeville Hotel, London, at the invitation of Mr Cyril De Vere Green. A dentist by profession, on this … Read More
Spring sale of Mechanical Music, Science, Technology and Antique Toys
takes place on 18th May in Cologne, Germany.
On offer are over 200 lots of mechanical music, including gramophones, pneumatic instruments, cylinder and disc musical boxes, singing … Read More
Translated by the Editor from the original French text, as drafted by Renato Monopoli and I apologise if I have made any mistakes!
History
This museum was created in 1989 after inheriting Heirlooms and Objects D’art that belonged to my … Read More