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# TheMusicBoxMan

Vintage Musical Toys and Music Boxes

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## Posts

- [Blog         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog/)
- [December 2014](https://www.themusicboxman.com/december-2014/) - One of the many questions received regularly is to date the age of a music box. Many music boxes were cherished heirlooms from mother or grandmother, with touching stories to go with it, but often thought older than they in my experience are. Some suppliers as Mann and Otagiri were good at putting a year
- [September 2016](https://www.themusicboxman.com/september-2016/) - Dear Visitors to Themusicboxman, With the end of the year nearing fast, the number of visitors to the site is increasing, as it does every year. As usual most of the visitors are from English speaking countries, the U.S.A. in the first place, but also England, Canada , Australia. But there is also a bump
- [FEBRUARY 2017](https://www.themusicboxman.com/february-2017/) - The year 2016 saw in total well over 20,000 visitors from 124 countries to our web site. All are very welcome of course. The 10 countries with the most visitors were: U.S.A. (almost 2/3 of all visitors) UK Canada Australia Russia Netherlands Singapore Brazil Germany Philippines In January and February 2017 so far visitor numbers
- [May 2017](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-may-2017/) - First a personal note. This blog has been delayed as themusicboxman had a knee replacement operation in March, 2017. And that is a painful affair, with the pain, the doctors say, may take a year to completely disappear. Throw in a back thrown out, physical therapy, massage, daily exercises and it fills the day. But
- [BLOG JULY/AUGUST 2017](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-julyaugust-2017/) - TO OUR READERS, thank you for checking out the web site and reading this blog., The web site is a virtual museum of Music Boxes and Musical Toys from mainly the period 1945 till approx. 1990.The almost 5900 boxes and toys are a good mirror of the variety of boxes and toys produced in this
- [BLOG JANUARY 2018](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-january-2018/) - To all our readers and visitors to this site Best Wishes for a Good, Healthy and Happy 2018. As usual we start the year by looking back on 2017. The site was unavailable for 3 days in 2017, as a party that delivered content protection and was discontinued actually altered the site destination numbers, the
- [BLOG OCTOBER 2018](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-october-2018/) - Themusicboxman has to apologize to you for a prolonged absence in this space, due to health reasons, but is fully back in business again, thank you. First I would like to draw your attention to the music boxes and musical toys we have for sale, over 400 all together of which over 60 are toys.
- [BLOG February/March 2019](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-february-march-2019/) - Dear Readers, Up till now it was possible to see in Music Boxes For Sale and Musical Toys For Sale all items listed over time, including the Sold items. The idea was that it gave readers looking for an item to buy an idea what was out there and what had been acquired by others.
- [BLOG SEPTEMBER 2019](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-september-2019/) - Greetings to all our readers from all over the world. We have visitors to our site of well over 100 countries in all continents, including peaceful and war torn countries. We really appreciate your attention and thank you for your interest. The composition of our sub-collections is ever changing. If we feel that there are
- [Blog 2023         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-2023/) - Dear Readers, After a long period of inactivity welcome to all readers. All TUNE LISTS have been updated by March, 2024 Themusicboxman has decided that further extension of the Collection does not really add more to the knowledge of the market for music boxes and musical toys in the period 1945-1990 than the present one

## Pages

- [Home of Vintage Music Boxes and Musical Toys<!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-RSB23LP4FT"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('js', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-RSB23LP4FT'); </script>](https://www.themusicboxman.com/) - Themusicboxman collects music boxes and musical toys (only with manual music mechanisms) from roughly 1945-1990, with an emphasis on Japanese music boxes, but also from many other Asian (excluding mostly China), European and American countries. Many vintage Music Boxes are still available, but Musical Toys, last produced in the Eighties, are vanishing. We hope - -
- [Links         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/link/) - Links to other collections covering more or less the same objects and period have not been found. Any suggestions in this regard would be highly appreciated. Apart from commercial companies selling music boxes, with the exception of Reuge, there is not a lot of information available on the internet regarding the companies making the music
- [Music Box Maintenance and Tips         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/maintenance-tips/) - The Music Boxes and Musical Toys I acquire from various sources are mostly in a used state and may be dirty - some deeply dirty from years of being exposed to smoke, grime, etc. Cleaning My first choice is to clean them with a soft cloth in warm, but not hot, water with dishwasher
- [Contact Us         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/contact-us/) - Please use our email address themusicboxman.45.90@gmail.com * to contact us, which is the only way to communicate, as: 1] we believe that emailing is the most flexible and easiest way of contact, forcing either party to be concise and to the point in communicating, without interrupting daily routines 2] in order to protect the privacy
- [Collection Information         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/collection-info/) - The Collection has 3 main Components, plus 2 for Items for Sale: Music Boxes Collection (numbers starting with A) Musical Toys Collection (numbers starting with B) Related Items (books, tapes) (numbers starting with C) Sale of Music Boxes (numbers starting with D) Sale of Musical Toys (numbers starting with E) Themusicboxman collects music boxes and
- [Sales Terms         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/sales-terms/) - All Items for Sale are described as to the condition they are in, photos are added to enable a visual inspection and a sales price before shipping/insurance charges is indicated. All sales are from the Tampa Bay area, FL, ZIP code 33710. For all Items for Sale, the music mechanism will work, though the speed,
- [Tunes         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/tune/) - Linking tunes to cylinder numbers for Reuge and Sankyo Introduction Most manufacturers of music mechanisms link the name of the tune used to a number inscribed on the cylinder roll. Both Reuge and Sankyo do. Reuge also stencils the number on the comb. The cylinder (with the comb) determines what tune is played. A few
- [Musical Toys for Sale         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/musical-toys-for-sale/) - Fisher Price Illco Mattell Shellcore Other Tomy Chicco Walt Disney If you have questions or are looking to purchase a specific item, please email us at themusicboxman.45.90@gmail.com. Should the Link not work for you, please use your own email account
- [Music Boxes for Sale         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/music-boxes-for-sale/) - KEY Collections recently added shown in this color Collection category titles shown in this color (not clickable) All other items listed in black. Links turn purple after they have been clicked. Animals Birds, Bird Cages Christmas Clowns Containers/Decanters Figurines, People, Japan Figurines, People, Other Unknown Figurines, People, Taiwan Others / Misc. If you have questions
- [Related Items         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/related-items/) - * Collections recently added shown in this color. Related Items
- [Muscial Toys Collection         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/muscial-toys-collection/) - KEY Collections recently added shown in this color Collection category titles shown in this color (not clickable) All other items listed in blue. Links turn purple after they have been clicked. Items shown on this page are not for sale. For Musical Toys for sale, please click here. Baby Mobiles Baby Musicals Carousels Disney Disney
- [Music Boxes Collection         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/music-boxes-collection/) - KEY Collections recently added shown in this color. Collection category titles shown in this color (not clickable.) All other items listed in blue. Links turn purple after they have been clicked. Items shown on this page are not for sale. For Music Boxes for sale, please click here. 25th and 50th Anniversary Animals Animal Figurines,
- [History of the Music Box         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/history-music-box/) - It is not possible to give a name or date for the development of the music box mechanism in Europe. Rather, people in the course of time toyed with certain separate elements which in the end came together to produce the music mechanism as we know it. Already in the 15th Century in Flanders a
- [HOME OF VINTAGE MUSIC BOXES AND MUSICAL TOYS         <!-- Google tag (gtag.js) --> <script async src="https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtag/js?id=G-FJ4EXYW9BE"></script> <script> window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; function gtag(){dataLayer.push(arguments);} gtag('jhttps://www.themusicboxman.com/reuge-alphabetically-text-02-13-2019/s', new Date()); gtag('config', 'G-FJ4EXYW9BE'); </script](https://www.themusicboxman.com/home-2-2/) - WELCOME to the World Largest Collections This virtual MUSEUM gives a broad view of Music Boxes and
- [BLOG OCTOBER 2018](https://www.themusicboxman.com/blog-october-2018/) - I have to excuse my absence for a couple of months in this space because of some health issues and consequent operations, but all is well in the meantime and we continue our merry ways. But because of that the number of new items added has slowed, but recently it has restarted. As I have said earlier

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