MERMOD FRÈRES MUSIKDOSEN MIT FLÖTEN

Mermod Frères music boxes, the most with flûtes, (introduced about 1850), producing music by means of reeds. The reeds play in combination with the music-box comb.

Not only interchangeable to the specific music box, but also to other boxes playing the same size cylinder!

Kapitel / chapters, the last comprising the boxes without tune sheets

Gesamtsumme / Total: Spielwerke / music boxes

Ideal ()

Ideal Sublime Harmonie ()

Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo ()

Peerless Forte Piccolo ()

Soprano ()

Sublime Harmonie Piccolo ()

Ohne Musiktafel ()

Idéal

Spielwerk / music box

Unnummerierte, 112 cm lange Spieldose

Unnummerierte, sehr große Spieldose der Marke „Idéal“ der Firma Mermod Frères, Sainte-Croix Ebenholzgehäuse mit Kerbschnitzereien und Bronze-Zierstäben, 112 x 52 x 50 cm

Einfacher Federmotor (Federbreite 98 mm!) mit Handaufzug, Geschwindigkeitsregler und Münzautomat. (DRP 33516 und Schweizer Patent 55886). Stahlkamm mit 140 Tönen von G bis b''', wobei bei 26 Zungen zwei gleich gestimmt sind, bei 5 Zungen drei, bei 3 Zungen vier und 2 Zungen fünf. 2 Walzen zu je 6 Musikstücken (Dauer 90 Sekunden) Walzenlänge: 51 cm, Ø 85 mm Weiss-Stauffacher: Musikautomaten, S. 32, Inv.-Nr. 1.21.17

Ideal Concerta

Spielwerke / music boxes

[1] Unnummeriert

[2] Unnummeriert

[4] Unnummeriert

11.5 x 27 x 13.6 inches

Ideal Excelsior

Spielwerk / music box

[1] Unnummeriert

[2] Unnummeriert, interchandeable, all together 4 cylinders

Ideal Piccolo

Spielwerke / music boxes

[1],
[2],
[3] (Interchangeable),
[4] (Ruby Lane),
[5] (Schmitthoran),
[6] (Skinner),
[7] (Ralph Fontaine)

[1] Unnummeriert

[2] Unnummeriert

[3] (Interchangeable)

[4] Ruby Lane

[5] Schmitt Horan

[6] Skinner

[7] Ralph Fontaine

28" wide, 11" tall, 15" deep

Oak Jacots Ideal Piccolo model interchangeable cylinder music box with drawer and three 11" cylinders

Ralph Fontaine Heritage Auctions Inc.

Lot 0313, 2022 Nov 20

Ideal Soprano

Spielwerke / music boxes

51881
[1] coming soon,
[2] Breker (Nov. 2015) ,
[3] Hindman (Feb 2022)
[4]Skinner (July 2011)

No. 51881 Ideal Soprano

Any number of cylinders can be obtained for this box

[2] (Breker)

[3] (Hindman)

[4] (Skinner)

Ideal Sublime Harmonie

Spieldosen / music boxes

Evans-Jeffrey, Wehrly, Dutch Auction Company

[1] (Evans-Jeffrey)

[2] Wehrly

Mark on the briefcase of the tune sheets

[3] (Dutch Auction Company)

WITHOUT REEDS!

Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo

Spielwerke / music boxes

[1] (Regina)

[1a] (Ancient Objects)

[2] (Donley)

[3] (Mosoriak)

[4] (William Smith)

[5] (Fontaine)

[6] Musical treasures of miami

[7] Shapiro

[1]

[1a]

Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo: Ancient Objects (Nov 2022)

4 x 18" cylinders in carved front mahogany case and a 2 drawer mahogany stand having a carved front atop 4 round fluted legs.

Measures: Music box only 13" High x 40 1/2" Wide x 18" Deep,
Stand only 28 1/2" High x 44 1/2" Wide x 21" Deep

[2] Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo: Donley (May 2021)

[3] Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo (Mosoriak)

„IDEAL“, Sublime Harmonie Piccolo music box. Made of heavy, golden oak with extra-heavy bronze hardware. Has oak stand to match.

Dimensions of box: 36“ high; 17“ wide; 12“ deep. Dimensions of stand: 42“ long; 21“ wide, 30“ high.

The works is equipped with: Jacot´s Safety Check of 1886; speed moderator; and change-repeater device. This works was built to accomodate interchangeable cylinders and was equipped with cylinders Nos. 53, 106 and 101 (17 ½“ long). The crank to wind the spring-motor is on the outside of the box at the right (not shown in the picture). Perry Ghere collection.

Mosoriak 124-125, plate 26

[4] Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo (William Smith)

[5] Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo (Fontaine)

[6] Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo (Musical Treasures of Miami)

[7] Ideal Sublime Harmonie Piccolo Interchangeable (Shapiro)

Peerless Forte Piccolo

Spielwerke / music boxes

[1] (Burchard), [2] Interchangeable, [3] three interchangeable cyl. and zither arrangement

[1] (Burchard)

HARP INTERIOR: Mermod, Peerless Forte-Piccolo music box, having Jacot's safety check, carved scrolling foliate design at the observe. 2.5" x 9" cylinder. Case Approx. 8.5" h x 23.5" l x 13" w.

[2] Peerless Fortepiccolo: Interchangeable

[3] Peerless Forte Piccolo: 3 interchangeable cylinders with zither attachment

Spielwerke / music boxes

Peerless Forte Piccolo Swiss interchangeable cylinder music box with zither attachment and 2 additional six tune cylinders in lower drawer of carved front oak case. Excellent working condition. Measures 25" x 14" x 11". Cylinders measure 9".