Disk Music Boxes
Mechanical Marvels dating from 1885
Regina 27” “Folding Top” Music Box
A magnificent example of Regina’s largest table-top music box. This Style 6 was officially known as a “Folding Top”, but others refer to it as a “casket” model, for obvious reasons. Made around 1898, it plays 27” disks. We have recently had it professionally polished, serviced and tuned, and ready for display in your home or castle.
#347
Polyphon Style 45
Polyphon Musikwerke was the parent company of Regina, and they made an impressive array of wonderful music boxes. This walnut-cased example plays size 15.5” disks (interchangeable with Regina disks) on a bright double-comb mechanism. There is also a slide-out drawer beneath the main housing, allowing for disk storage of about 20 disks. In wonderful condition, this can also be furnished with the table as shown. We will supply 12 disks and 5 additional, new, Christmas disks as well.
#348
Large Curved-Front Regina Auto-Changer
A very rare 20.75" disk automatic changer, known as a Style 37. This was an enlarged version of the 15.5" Regina Style 35 or 36, and dates to about 1901.
The larger disks, utilizing 130 comb teeth, enable it to play over a broader range of seven octaves, with resultant loud, resonant sound.
Being a home model (not coin-op), there is very little wear on the combs, and everything works and plays great. It was recently professionally restored and serviced by the Meekins Music Box Company.
The disk rack holds 12 disks and will play through the set smoothly and seamlessly. The lower table has a drawer for additional disk storage. The hand-carved crest is original.
Click here to see and hear it play: video
This is one of the rarest and most desirable Regina auto-changers and is ready for another 120 years of faithful service. A true musical treasure!
#322
Comparative Sizes
A Style 36 (on the left) compared to the larger Style 37……….
Regina Style 40
A very nice 15.5” disk Regina floor-standing console model. Fitted with the superior short bed plate mechanism with double combs. The lower compartment has a slide-out rack that can hold up to 140 disks.
#331
Euphonia Coin-Op Music Box
Made in the late 1890’s by F.G.Otto and Sons of New Jersey, arch rivals of (and frequent litigators with) Regina. This is a short bed plate with a spruce sound board, producing fabulous music with the 14” disks. In addition, this is a factory-made coin-op machine, designed to collect a penny for two turns of the disk. A very rare and unusual item, seldom found, especially not in this condition. In addition, we are including a total of 30 disks for your listening pleasure!
#341
“New Century” Music Box
A product of Symphonion’s factory in New Jersey, this is a rare and wonderful Style 260, playing 15” diameter disks. The duplex combs have a total of 120 teeth, producing loud and resonant music. Only six (6) examples of this music box are known to exist.
#339
Regina Style 20
This music box is housed in a carved, oak case, and plays 11” disks. We are offering it with a weak spring that will only play one disk between rewinds. If you’re handy, or know somebody that is, this is your opportunity to acquire a beautiful piece at a bargain price.
#340
In order to compete with the onslaught of "talking machines", Regina very wisely decided to embrace the concept by combining them with music boxes, giving the purchaser the best of both worlds, so to speak.
Some Reginaphones were adaptations of earlier music boxes; others (such as the "Lion's Head" model) were ground-up designs, intended to incorporate the finest acoustics and aesthetics of the day.
As with all Reginas, they were of sturdy and lasting construction. The phonograph components were made by Columbia and sometimes even marketed under the "Columbia Grafonola" nameplate.
Reginaphones are prized by collectors around the world.
“Lion’s Head” Reginaphone
One of the most desirable of all Reginas is this Style 240, with hand-carved lions at the front, curved sliding sound doors, and an overall elegant, unique appearance. Besides playing size 15.5” disks, it will also easily change over to play 78-rpm records. This breathtaking, mahogany, example was fully restored recently and plays and looks like it came from the factory 110+ years ago.
You can watch a video by clicking here: Reginaphone 240 Video
#334
Reginaphone Style 139 & Base Cabinet
An absolutely fantastic Reginaphone Style 139, in a mahogany serpentine-shaped case with "ventilated" cupola style lid, allowing full volume and resonance of the music box to be heard even when closed.
Plays 20.75" disks, which can be conveniently stored in the matching, original base cabinet.
With mahogany horn, this is the very best example of this style that we have ever seen, appearing and playing just how it would have 110+ years ago when it left the factory. Every aspect of this instrument is virtually flawless... none finer!
#312
