The Music Box
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Comment by emily212:
nice peace

Where Photos Go To Die!
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Comment by emily212:
nice work area

In Beeps Box.
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Comment by Valdo:
This has a lot of significance for you and your family, thanks for sharing.

Rosesforever-011.jpg
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Comment by SandyP:
Awwwwww. . .thank you for sharing. I love those personal little jewels we can see in these photos we're sharing with each other. I'm sorry about the loss of your dad in April. There's such a sparkle in that grande old man's eyes. Probably the love for the granddaughter he's holding and his daughter. . .and the photographer!

You have a beautiful family!

In Beeps Box.
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Comment by SandyP:
Yes, you can feel the history looking at that intricate work!

How nice to share this prize with you!

The Music Box
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Comment by SandyP:
Don't you LOVE those old German pieces. We used to live in Germany and we used to have some of the most amazing clocks and some smaller music boxes. This is AMAZING! No wonder you are so proud of it!

Such rich wood. It reaks of history and nostalgia!

In Beeps Box.
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Comment by MelonMusketeer:
You have a beautiful piece of victorian art and machinery, and a family treasure to boot. I know this sounds a bit like "Mom," but you should at least give it a good dusting and a little TLC with Murphy's oil soap.
If I was nearby I would offer to visit and see if the machine works are easily repairable. I know that they used to lube clock works with kerosene vapor back in the day when this was built. Teflon dry lube with a toothpick or Qtip would be first choice for lube today. It goes on wet, but dries almost instantly. It works good for aluminum tripods and the like as well. As long as the mainspring is ok, it should not be too much of an adventure to get it working.
Wish you good hunting in your quest for someone with the skills and time to restore it to it's original glory before you pass it down to your next generation.

Too Young To Know Good From Bad.
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Comment by beam:
I think this image really relies too much on the title to get the point across.

In Beeps Box.
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Comment by KarenNfld:
Very cool. I've only ever seen one of those before, I toured a local church and convent last summer and they have one in the convent. One of the Nuns even played it for us.

The Music Box
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Comment by Katmystiry:
Beautiful woodworking!