Our Dynamic Animated Christmas Music Boxes are 7 inches tall. These Dynamic Christmas Music Boxes depict a Christmas scene that takes place under a chapel with stained glass windows, two steeples and a gold cross in the center. The Christmas scene consists of a chapel that arches over a merry go round. There are three Snowman Christmas Carolers Figurines singing around a Christmas tree. There is an Angel standing on one side of the Chapel wearing an off white dress with a border of red hearts above a border of black and white checks which is over another border of red with clusters of green vines with a red heart in the center. The angel has a red cape with a green collar, black and white checked cuffs, a border of gold garland swaged with stars and a larger star in the center of the cape. The angel is holding a staff in one hand that is topped with a star and a mandolin in her other hand. Frosty the Snowman is standing on the other side of the chapel wearing a gold halo, blue neck scarf, brown mittens with green cuffs, iridescent white wings and has a border of red hearts around the bottom of his body. Frosty is holding a Lyre in his hand. Between Frosty and the Angel are a poinsettia, a cardinal and a beautifully wrapped gift. Frosty is beckoning all to come listen to Christmas Music with his left hand. There is a Beautiful 3-D angel and snowman angel scene around the base of the merry go round. These Dynamic Animated Christmas Music Boxes play “We Wish You A Merry Christmas.” Select this link to view our Christmas snowman gifts.
Note: Do Not Over Wind. Over winding will lock or damage the music box mechanism.
Coin Operated Music Boxes.
In Switzerland and the United States coin operated music boxes, usually capable of playing several tunes, were installed in train stations and amusement parks. Some of the models had a mechanism for automatically changing the metal disks. These were the precursors to jukeboxes. However, since they produced music instead of playing back any sound, including human voices singing, they soon disappeared from their intended venues, displaced by the jukebox.
Because most of the coin operated music boxes were built for rough treatment many of these large models have survived into the 21st century, despite their relatively low production quantities. They are eagerly sought by collectors who have the space for their large or very large cabinets.
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Music Box Elements.
- The bedpan is the relatively heavy metal foundation on which all the other pieces are fastened usually by screws.
- The ratchet lever or the windup key is used to put the spring motor under tension, or to wind it up.
- The spring motor or motors, 2 or more can be used to make playing times longer, give anywhere form a few minutes to an hour or more of playing time.
- The comb is a flat piece of metal with dozens or even hundreds of tuned teeth of different lengths.
- The cylinder is the programming object, a metallic version of a punched card which instead of having holes to express a program, is studded with tiny pins at the correct spacing to produce music by striking the teeth of the comb at the correct time. This function is played by the disc in a disc music box.
- The disc is the programming object, a metallic version of a punched card which like it has holes to express a program, star wheels which turn with the disc produce music by striking the teeth of the comb at the correct time. This function is played by the cylinder in a cylinder music box.
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