1890 Coin Operated Polyphon Music Box- "O Come All Ye Faithful"

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This is a coin operated Polyphon music box (ca. 1890) in the collection of the Canada Science and Technology Museum. Here, it plays a rendition of "Oh Come, All Ye Faithful," on a pressed metal disk. As the disk rotates, projections on the back turn wheels which pluck the teeth of the comb.Listen for the sound of the coin dropping at 1:10.

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Canada Science and Technology Museum

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