Music boxes are awesome little mechanical devices. These days, they even make some with slightly more modern tunes, like the Zelda and Star Wars themes. But they don’t have everything, of co… ...

The light twinkle of an old-fashioned cylinder music box evokes many things: nostalgia, childhood memories, sometimes even horror (they are a trope in scary movie soundtracks). Most music boxes play ...

The cylinder music box industry flourished until the late 1880s, when the interchangeable disc music box became more popular, especially because the owners could purchase new discs for their boxes.

On today’s market, a Symphonion music box for the home with 22 disks would sell in the $800-$1,500 range. Because it’s a coin-operated model, your machine would sell for more.

A program on Cylinder & Disc Music Boxes by Brian Walter will be 5:15 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 12, at the Muscatine Art Center, 1314 Mulberry Ave. Admission to the presentation is free.

By 1885 flat metal discs replaced cylinders in popularity since they were easily changed. Your cylinder music box was manufactured during the 1870s. The overall condition appears to be very good.

The light twinkle of an old-fashioned cylinder music box evokes many things: nostalgia, childhood memories, sometimes even horror (they are a trope in scary movie soundtracks). Most music boxes ...

On today’s market, a Symphonion music box for the home with 22 disks would sell in the $800-$1,500 range. Because it’s a coin-operated model, your machine would sell for more.

The Muro Box is a music box with a programmable cylinder Instead of a fixed pattern of pins, Muro’s patented convertible cylinder features 20 stainless steel gears, to correspond with each tooth ...

On today’s market, a Symphonion music box for the home with 22 disks would sell in the $800-$1,500 range. Because it’s a coin-operated model, your machine would sell for more. I estimate it would ...