4/57 Keywind Cartel - No. 20567 - Unknown maker - circa 1860
A small key-wind movement in a plain oak, box with a clear serial number stamped into the brass bedplate and the letter 'J' stamped into the comb. Some experts think this is by Junod, but if it is the serial number suggests it was made around 1885/6 which is very late for a key-wound plain box with a solid brass bedplate so unlikely.
The plain solid oak case after cleaning & waxing
Tunes:
I've not done too well with the tunes on this box. However, with some help from Tom Mathieson, we do have something.
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1. The Keel Prow
Origin uncertain. The last word seems to be Prow, possible mis-spelt, One thought is that it should be The Keel Row, however this recording does not sound like the well known tune. "The Keel Row" is a traditional Tyneside folk song evoking the life and work of the keelmen of Newcastle upon Tyne. A closely related song was first published in a Scottish collection of the 1770s, but may be considerably older, and it is unclear whether the tune is Scottish or English in origin. |
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2. The Albert Waltz No.1
There are several "Albert" waltzes by British composers penned during the Victorian era, but none seem to match this tune. |
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3. Nachfalter Waltz No 3 by Strauss
The "Nachtfalter" (Moths) Opera 157 by Johann Strauss II was written in 1854 and first performed at the festival ball at Unger's Casino in the suburbs of Hernals, Vienna, on 28th August 1854. Note: The spelling on the tune sheet is incorrect and the precise waltz has not been identified. |
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4. Lurline No. 2 Trio. I See [by the great of the morn ...]
Lurline is a grand romantic opera in three acts composed by William Vincent Wallace to an English libretto by Edward Fitzball. It was first performed on 23 February 1860 at the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden by the Pyne and Harrison English Opera Company with Louisa Pyne in the title role. The libretto is based on the legend of the Lorelei. As this tune is correctly identified the movement must have been made after 1860, so a very late key-wound movement it seems. |