Multiphone Manivelle
Bought at auction January 2024
Made by Charles Ullmann circa 1886
Apparently this is a 'highly desirable research item'!
Made by Charles Ullmann circa 1886
Apparently this is a 'highly desirable research item'!
A simple interchangeable cylinder Manivelle with five cylinders playing on a 36 note comb said to be the smallest interchangeable cylinder music box ever made.
Original, removable, crank with porcelain handle present - but later found to be a replacement - read on.
Cylinders numbered:
21
22 - Home Sweet Home
26
98
205
If anyone has knowledge of Ullmann's tune list please get in touch.
Original, removable, crank with porcelain handle present - but later found to be a replacement - read on.
Cylinders numbered:
21
22 - Home Sweet Home
26
98
205
If anyone has knowledge of Ullmann's tune list please get in touch.
An article by Arthur Ord-Hume and examples of what this box should look like.
Sadly, the lithograph is damaged in the centre and the instructions on the inside of the lid are all but gone.
The crank is not the original, but appears to be from a smaller Manivelle and rubs on the front.
The crank is not the original, but appears to be from a smaller Manivelle and rubs on the front.
Images of the movement showing Charles Ullmann's marks and serial number 2333
Movement cleaned up and a new, longer, shaft fitted to the winder so that it engages with the pins rather than being a push fit, thus preventing it from rubbing on the case.
Tune no.22 - Home Sweet Home