Watches are not the only finely wrought object to possess a history of 18th-century geniuses and 19th-century technical development and industrialization in Switzerland. The same can also be said for ...

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Q: Enclosed are photos of an old music box. I am interested in knowing more about it. If you know how I can obtain any information on it I would appreciate it. A: You have a Swiss manufactured ...

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Devices for playing music come and go - cassette tapes, MP3 players and CDs have all had their time as digital downloads take over. But one system invented some 200 years ago lives on. In the ...

Music Box. Courtesy of EX LIBRIS Records, Zurich. 2. O Tannenbaum. Barrel Organ. Courtesy of EX LIBRIS Records, Zurich. 3. Peter Schifferli comments. Courtesy of EX LIBRIS Records, Zurich. 4. Süsser ...