For centuries people have enjoyed the beauty and style of music boxes. They really became popular in the 19th century, and in the modern era most homes have at least one music box. With so many available shapes and sizes of modern music boxes you would think there would not be any demand for vintage music boxes. But the fact is that vintage music boxes are just as popular as modern boxes. Serious collectors of music boxes feel that their collection simply is not complete without at least one vintage music box.
There are two basic forms of vintage boxes, based on how the music is created; they are the disk and the cylinder. Cylinders were used in the earliest music boxes, later giving way to the disks which were easier to manufacture and less expensive. (more...)

















