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the evolution of music box industry

Thursday, June 17th, 2010

It ‘been over 200 years ago, the music box was invented in 1796. Only in 1815 was that the music industry is finally the section was organized around a company. Manufacturing practices and techniques have permission to start production in 1840. Initially, the quality of manufactured music boxes were very good. In 1890, the machines that have been raised to the disc music box cylinder. Disc boxes quickly became popular and were manufactured. Due to the tremendous need for accurate playback during the war (which is largely the continued development of the phonograph helped), and the great potential of the phonograph, the need for reduced forms of mechanical music.

The years between World War I and World War II was one of the most important technological development and political and social uncertainty. Although many of the Victorian music boxes have been purchased by the British in 1920, music boxes “old hat”. David Tallis in “music boxes: A guide for collectors,” says: “The industry of St. Croix have Breitler SA founded in 1929, Jaccard John de Les Fils founded in 1862 by Jules Jaccard, and lastly Regua SA are the most important contemporary producers.

Today, more than nine-registered companies that make, repair and chimes market in these two cities. In modern times, Japan has its place in the music box. This country now produces music boxes and musical movements, which competes against Swiss companies. Some of the largest, the Columbus Orugoru Company of Tokyo, Tokyo Seiki Sanyko Siek and Organ Company. Today, it is difficult for the music box and antique collectors for high quality music with big boxes of finding movements.