A Rare 'Victoria' Forte-Piccolo-Zither Interchangeable Musical Box/Swiss Cylindrical Playing Machine "Victoria" Forte-Piccolo-Zither with Interchangeable Cylinders

Serial number 104. Wooden cabinet veneered with rosewood and walnut, with frame and picture inlay. The base houses 3 rollers each playing 8 tunes. Paper corporate label with coloured border on the inside of the lid. The machine with roller is housed in an ebonized interior under a glass cover protecting the machine from dust. Song indicator (loose but present). One-piece comb with zither attachment counts 50 reeds (2 missing), finely cast, gilt brass plaque with company emblem behind cylinder. Switzerland, 2nd half of the 19th century, dimensions 68 x 28 x 30 cm. Functional. Condition 2

Production number 104. Wooden cabinet veneered in rosewood and walnut, with frame and picture inlay. The base houses 3 rollers each playing 8 tunes. Paper corporate label with coloured border on the inside of the lid. The machine with roller is housed in an ebonized interior under a glass cover protecting the machine from dust. Song indicator (loose but present). One-piece comb with zither attachment counts 50 reeds (2 missing), finely cast, gilt brass plaque with company emblem behind cylinder. Switzerland, 2nd half of the 19th century, dimensions 68 x 28 x 30 cm. Functional. Condition 2 , SN 104. Cased in rosewood veneer box with well-figured inlaid and crossbanded front and lid, raised upon plinth base with frieze drawer housing the cylinders. Title sheet with colour frame to inside of lid. The single-section motor with cylinder playing eight airs each in ebonised interior under dustlid. Tune indicator (loose but present). Single-section comb with three-quarter length zither attachment, finely cast gilt brass Victoria pierced plaque behind. Two teeth missing near treble end. Swiss, 2nd half of the 19th century, dimensions 68 x 28 x 30 cm. In playing order. Condition 2