12/37 Two per turn Tabatiére by Charles Ullmann
Serial no. 6057 13 (on the tunesheet) or 100315 (stamped on the bedplate) - 1888/9
Bought at auction March 2025, this box appealed to me because it is a two per turn on a very small cylinder.
Although this means that the tunes are rather short snippets, it fills a gap in my collection.
The movement is in remarkable, thought dirty, condition, with no missing or broken parts. However, there are a few bent pins.
The case has been in the wars. It's been repaired, quite badly, but luckily the repairs are mainly hidden.
Although this means that the tunes are rather short snippets, it fills a gap in my collection.
The movement is in remarkable, thought dirty, condition, with no missing or broken parts. However, there are a few bent pins.
The case has been in the wars. It's been repaired, quite badly, but luckily the repairs are mainly hidden.
The Tunes
Turn 1. The Runaway Girl & John Bull in the China Shop
Turn 2. Soldiers of the Queen & Geisha & The Interfering Parrot
Turn 3. A Greek Slave, by Bacchus & Honeymoon, March
Turn 4. Geisha, Chin, Chin, Chinamann & Our Lodger's such a Fine Young Man
Turn 5. The Belle of New York & Circus Girl, the way to Treat a Lady
Turn 6. Circus Girl, Dance of the Clowns & Sally in our Alley
Turn 1. The Runaway Girl & John Bull in the China Shop
Turn 2. Soldiers of the Queen & Geisha & The Interfering Parrot
Turn 3. A Greek Slave, by Bacchus & Honeymoon, March
Turn 4. Geisha, Chin, Chin, Chinamann & Our Lodger's such a Fine Young Man
Turn 5. The Belle of New York & Circus Girl, the way to Treat a Lady
Turn 6. Circus Girl, Dance of the Clowns & Sally in our Alley