| Looking for a unique music box? What about an | | | | Polyphon and Regina. |
| antique music box? You can find many antique music | | | | Quite interesting items are antique music jewelry |
| boxes that are still playing. Here are some tips on how | | | | boxes. Since these can be used to store your jewelry, |
| to get a vintage music box. | | | | it would be a great pleasure to open your little box |
| First thing you need to worry about is if the box in a | | | | often and to hear a beautiful tune. |
| working condition or does it need repairs. Of course it | | | | How much would it cost to repair an antique music |
| is easier to buy a working music box, but you will pay | | | | box? |
| more for it. If the box is not working, don't get | | | | Actually, quite a lot. The problem is that people who |
| discouraged. A music box is a delicate mechanism that | | | | can do a good job repairing an old music box are |
| can be easily damaged, but most damages usually can | | | | difficult to find. There are very few professionals. |
| be repaired as well. You can actually find very good | | | | Another problem can be parts, most of them have to |
| deals buying damaged antique music boxes and | | | | be handmade. Fixing an antique box would require |
| repairing them. | | | | getting different items often including comb work, |
| Types of antique music boxes | | | | cylinder repining, dampers, governors and mainsprings. |
| There are two types of old music boxes - disc and | | | | So be prepared to pay a lot for the repair of your |
| cylinder boxes. Cylinder boxes appeared on the | | | | antique box. But on the bright side, after the it is |
| market in the middle of 19th century, a little bit after | | | | repaired, its value will dramatically increase. |
| musical watches. Majority of them were produced in | | | | Best places to buy vintage music boxes |
| Switzerland, so many people call them Swiss boxes. | | | | It is amazing how many antiques you can find online. |
| They were very rare and expensive items. Some | | | | There are online antique auctions and stores. And of |
| cylinder music boxes were made in Czechoslovakia | | | | course there is Ebay. That is probably the best place |
| and France. | | | | to look for deals on antique and vintage boxes. You |
| Then a disc music box came to the market. They | | | | can find very interesting items and get them at a very |
| were cheaper to manufacture, which significantly | | | | good price. When buying antiques on Ebay, look for |
| affected the price and made them very popular items. | | | | sellers feedback score. Only buy from people that |
| First company to release disc boxes was Symphonion. | | | | have a lot of feedbacks, most of them positive. |
| Other popular brands of antique music boxes are | | | | |