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In Beeps Box.
In Beeps Box.
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Camera: Nikon Coolpix 7900
Location: Hanson, Mass.
Date: Feb 8, 2007
Date Uploaded: Feb 8, 2007

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 This is inside the music box with one of the "records" all set up to play, sorry to say it hasn't made music in the last 30 years, but I still hear it play in my mind. My father had found a man in Vermont who restores these old music boxes, and was going to have it restored, unfortunatly he passed away, last April, before he could have it done. I guess I am now the keeper of the box, and restoration is up to me!
Some obligations are a burden and some are an honor, this one is an honor :o)

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 02/09/2007 08:42:31 AM
This has a lot of significance for you and your family, thanks for sharing.
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 02/09/2007 07:34:56 AM
Yes, you can feel the history looking at that intricate work!

How nice to share this prize with you!

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 02/09/2007 06:22:30 AM
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.
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 02/08/2007 04:28:46 PM
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.
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 02/08/2007 12:55:53 PM
What a great piece of family history. We have an old porcelain clock in our family that my great-grandparents also brought with them from Germany.
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