4/57 Unknown

4/57 Keywind Cartel - No. 20567 - Unknown maker - circa 1885/6?

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. Other possibilities are Solomon Jaccard, trading between 1832 & 1852, Louis Jaccard-Walther, trading between 1851 & 1875 and The Jaques of Saint Croix. François Jaques traded between 1831 & 1852; Louis Jaques-Barthelemy was a dealer between 1832 & 1858.
See it in the workshop

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.

1. The Keel Row Polka
The last word on the tune sheet is mis-spelt.
"The Keel Row" is a traditional Tyneside folk song associated with the keelmen of Newcastle upon Tyne, who transported coal along the River Tyne.
"The Keel Row Polka" Written by Joseph Lowe, is a popular tune on musical boxes, there being over 140 registered in the Cunliffe Register.
However, the tune playing on this movement is NOT The Keel Row! So it's a mystery tune.

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.

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.

4. Lurline No. 2 Trio. I See [by the grey of the morn ...] is an aria from Act 2 of the grand romantic opera Lurline 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.