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4/50 George Baker Cartel - ​Serial no 15172 - circa 1895

Bought at Semley auction, mainly because I liked the case and thought it might be a good project to try out some new skills.
This little box has seen some life, and abuse, over the years, but now it sings again.
Having gone part-way with restoration, finding more and more issues, I decided to entrust the remaining work to The Music Box Restorer as the cylinder needed repining, the governor needed a rebuild and the comb and dampers needed repair.
​Below is the result of our labours and I'm very pleased, except I haven more tune to identify before I can produce a replica tune sheet.

See this in the Workshop It's now finished

Please help me to identify the remaining tune
Tune 1
Tune 1
Little Annie Rooney is a song written by Irish singer Michael Nolan in 1889. Rivers Cuomo recorded a short cover of the song's chorus (under the title "He's My Sweetheart," or "Ode to Pat Finn") in the early 90s.
Tune 3
Parigi, o cara, noi lasceremo ("We will leave Paris, O beloved") by Guiseppi Verdi from the opera La Traviata (The Fallen Woman) first performed on 6th March 1853 at La Fenice opera house in Venice.
Tune 4
​Soldiers Chorus ("Déposons les armes" and "Gloire immortelle de nos aïeux") by Gounod from the opera Faust which was first performed on the Boulevard du Temple in Paris on 19th March 1859.
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  • Welcome
    • About
    • History
  • The Collection
    • Cartels >
      • 12/195 Lecoultre Freres Cartel
      • 12/129 NF Fat Cylinder
      • 8/130 Cuendet
      • 8/122 Ducummun-Girod
      • 8/97 Nicole Freres
      • 8/88 Pallard, Vaucher et Fils
      • 8/79 L'Epee Cartel
      • 8/78 Langdorff & Fils
      • 8/77 Bremond Drum & Bells
      • 8/77 Paillard Vaucher HE
      • 6/107 Nicole Freres
      • 6/104 Nicol Freres
      • 6/103 Unknown
      • 6/58 Ami Rivenc
      • 6/41 PVF Bells in sight
      • 4/78 Nicole Freres
      • 4/57 Unknown
      • 4/50 George Baker
      • 3/99 Cartel
      • 2/82 Rzebitschek
    • Tabatiéres >
      • 2/50 JGM Tabatiere
      • 2/55 Tortoiseshell
      • 2/59 Leather Cased Tabatiere
      • 2/52 US Ebony
      • 2/69 Ebony
      • 2/70 Brass / Oak Tabatiére
      • 3 Air Georgian Tabatiere
      • 3/57 Burr Walnut
      • 4/52 American Tabatiere
      • 4/61 Hamburg Tabatiere
      • 4/77 Mandoline Zither
      • 4/82 Fortisimo
      • 6/42 Bremond
      • 6/50 Petites Musique RD
      • 6/51 Petites Musique
      • 12/37 Ullmann
    • Classic
    • Manivelles >
      • Multiphone Manivelle
    • Disc Players
    • Bird Barrel Organ
    • Ceramic
    • Jewellery Boxes
    • Paperweights
    • Novelties
    • Non Musical Boxes
    • Other Items
  • The Workshop
    • In the Workshop >
      • Symphonion Brevete
      • 12/129 NF Fat Cylinder RD
      • 6/103 Unknown RD
      • 4/82 Chevob RD
      • 6/41 PVF Bells RD
      • 4/78 Nicole Freres RD
      • 2/51 Photo Album Tabatiere RD
      • Cigarette Box Conversions
    • Coming Soon >
      • 8/97 Nicole Freres RD
      • 8/77 Bremond Drum & Bells RD
      • 6/58 Ami Rivenc Cartel
    • How to restore a Music Box >
      • Mechanism Restoration
      • Case Restoration
      • Small mechanism restoration
  • Private Projects
    • 12/195 Lecoultre Freres RD
    • 12/72 Unknown RD
    • 8/130 Cuendet RD
    • 8/122 Ducummun Girod RD
    • 8/88 Paillard, Vaucher et Fils
    • 8/79 L'Epee RD
    • 8/78 Langdorff et Fills RD
    • 6/107 Nicole Freres RD
    • 6/104 Nicol Freres RD
    • 6/57 Cartel RD
    • 6/41 Ami Rivenc Cartel RD
    • 4/57 Unknown RD
    • 4/50 George Baker RD
    • 3/99 Opera Cartel RD
    • 6/50 Tabatiére
    • 3/70 Burr Walnut Tabatiére
    • 3/36 Silver Birch Tabatiére
    • 3/36 Small Oak Tabatiére
    • 3/36 Burl Walnut Tabatiére
    • 2/70 Piano Nécessaire
    • 2/50 Cuendet
    • 2/32 Painted Music Box
    • 2/18 Personalised Mahogany Box
    • 1/37 Personalised Mahogany Box
    • 1/37 Personalised Oak Box
    • 1/18 Carousel
    • Japanese Box
    • Do-terra Box
  • Commissions
    • Commissions & Restorations >
      • Repair Shop >
        • Bagatelle
        • Chequered Table
        • High Chair
        • Jewellery Box
        • Mills
        • Necklace Box
        • Music Box
        • Travel Box
        • Two boxes
        • Writing Slope
    • Completed Commissions >
      • 12/72 Nicole Freres
      • 12/62 Paillard Vaucher
      • 8/77 Unattributed
      • 6/57 Cartel
      • 4/50 Reuge in Tunbridge Ware Music Box
      • 2/22 Trinket Box
      • Walnut Writing Slope
      • Sewing Boxes x 2
      • Tabatiere SG
      • Victorian Writing Slope 2
      • Tunbridge Ballerina Box
      • Pair of small 1/18 Boxes
      • Victorian Sewing Box
      • Victorian Writing Slope
      • Two small boxes
      • Seasons Photo Album
      • Queen Victoria Album
  • Shop
    • Stock >
      • For Sale by Auction >
        • 12/72 Unknown
        • 8/38 Mermod Freres
        • 8/25 Unknown in Oak Box
        • 6/57 Unknown
        • 6/41 Ami Rivenc
    • Sold >
      • 2/55 Photo Album
      • 1/18 Ex Mallorca box
      • 1/18 Georgian Box
      • Japanese Butterfly Box
      • Barrel Organ Manivelle Kit
      • 1/18 Balerina Jewellery Box
      • 2/22 Photo Album Movement
  • Links
    • Glossary of Terms