Music boxes by L'Épée with or without serials
[1], 40028, 40804, 41947, 42763, 42882, 45631, 48507, 48737, 50292, 53221, 54667 release F [1] no serial ![]() Ebay 2022 Jan 10 [2] no serial, attributed to L'Épée, in a clock base
Nr. 33 Nr. 1216 „I feel sure the wedding march is the Mendelssohn item most seen on tune sheets; it goes very well with drum and bells, as noted in fig. 1-15 for L´Epée Serial No. 1216. Suppé´s Boccaccio of 1879 is the latest tune of the six and its amusing that only the composers of the last two get their names on the tune sheet scrolls! The others are famous in different ways including T.B. Bishop of Maine, U.S.A., who wrote the words and the music for When Johnny Comes Marching Home Again. He had previously written, in 1859, first the chorus and later the verses of John Brown´s Body Lies A-mouldering … The strange thing about this tune sheet, which I am sure is the original for this musical box, is the FC monogram at top center, because it is always associated with F. Conchon. He was fully established by 1879 an no link is known between him and L´Epée. Nor can I explain the No. 2863 on the tune sheet, as 748 is probably the Gamme number. The printing is in black and gold by J. Pattegay, Mulhouse, France, quite near Sainte Suzanne and it is titled MUSIQUE DE GENEVE, common on L´Epée tune sheets but not on conchon. L´Epée Serial No. 4321 has the same tune sheet.“ (Bulleid, Technology, p. 22-23) The mechanism of Serial No. 1216 has all the L´Epée characteristics except for a conventional brass Bremond-style winding lever. Some are shown in figs. 1-16 and 1-17. Several main components are marked 1216 or 16 and many common details such as bearing brackets are stamped 40. The cylinder setting dots are on tune 4, between track lines, typical of L´Epée. Nr. 2476 Made by L'Epee of St. Suzanne, France, numbered 25752 and with serial number 2476 Approximately 22" (56 cm) wide x 8" (20 cm) deep x 5¾"(14.6 cm) high Antiques Atlas No. as1159a014 / 3414 Nr. 3422 Nr. 4321 has the same tune sheet design as No. 1216 Nr. 7858 Nr. 12122
Nr. 12149 Nr. 13386 Nr. 17570 Nr. 18929
Seltene Forte-Piano-Walzenspieldose von L'Epée, um 1860Nr. 18929, 8 Melodien, mit zwei Stahlkämmen (beide komplett), 64 Töne (Forte) und 44 Töne (Piano) (in Chevron-Formation, die Baßzähne jeweils links und rechts, glatte Grundplatte, Aufzugshebel mit Holzgriff, Metall-Steuerplatte, Thuya-furniertes Gehäuse, spiegelsymmetrisch furnierte Front, gewölbter Deckel mit gravierter Messingeinlage, Gehäusebreite 63 cm, Walzenbreite 41,5 cm Auction Team Breker 2023 Mar 25 Nr. 19260 Nr. 19373 Nr. 20130 Nr. 20572
Nr. 20930 Nr. 23445 Nr. 24479 Private ownership Nr. 24480
Nr. 25752
Nr. 26477 Nr. 26925 Nr. 29661 No. 29251, playing six airs including Champagne Charlie and Dixie's Land, with reverse-lever wind, silvered bedplate, Metzler & Co. retailer's label, tune sheet and grained case, the rosewood lid with brass stringing and central inlay of brass and coloured enamel - 16in. (41cm.) wide, the cylinder 8½in. (21cm.)
Nr. 32507, 1st: Faust Nr. 36495
Nr. 38769 AW = Adolphe Woog Nr. 40028
Nr. 40804 Nr. 41947 Nr. 42763 52 cm (Breite) x 19,5 cm (Tiefe) x 14 cm (Höhe) Nr. 42882 Nr. 45631 Nr. 48507 Nr. 48737 Nr. 50292 Stamped Alf & S. No Pict. Nr. 53221 Identical with Nr. 1bb of the left and right dominated tune sheets Nr. 54667 Identical with chapter 1bb of the left and right dominated tune sheets
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