Musical box
Manivelle
Category
Musical instruments, devices and recordings
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, cardboard, ceramic
Measurements
22 mm (depth); 70 mm (diameter)
Order this imageCollection
Sudbury Hall Museum of Childhood, Derbyshire
NT 660257
Summary
A small heavy metal cylindrical musical box with a picture and a small handle on the top. The coloured picture is of two girls with a fawn. One girl wears a pink dress and bonnet, the other a blue dress with cream puffed sleeves. She is carrying a basket. There is also a small curved handle on the top surmounted with white ceramic. The shiny metal side has six lyres embossed on it. There is a plain metal circular base with six oval holes around the edge, three small holes and one triangular hole. The rim is bent and the cardboard top has slipped down.
Makers and roles
Manivelle, manufacturer