Ideal Excelsior Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box by Mermod Freres

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Ideal Excelsior Interchangeable Cylinder Musical Box by Mermod Freres, No. 51507, with single cylinder playing six operatic and other airs including Lohrengrin (Bridal Waltz) and William Tell, with nickel-plated crank-wind mechanism, Jacot's safety check, speed control, combined change / repeat and tune select, engine-turned zither attachment, patd. dates to 1890, loose-leaf tune-sheet, and grained case with rosewood inlaid lid, wd. 24, cylinder 9 in., (good playing condition).
Estimate $1,200-1,500

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