22.08.2017

THE GREAT TIME OF MUSIC BOXES

Switzerland is often seen as the home of music boxes. But music boxes were also produced in 19th century Vienna and Prague. Helmut Kowar from OeAW’s Phonogrammarchiv explains what made these automatic musical instruments special.

Spielwerk von A. Olbrich in Wien mit 4 Melodien in seiner originalen Kassette. © ÖAW

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