Various Mechanical Music Instruments

1) Symphonion No. 28 Manivelle, c. 1890, for 5 ¾ in. discs, 40 teeth in steel comb (complete), simulated rosewood case with ornamental lid, good playing condition, with 31 discs. - 2) 4 Rolmonicas, c. 1928, roll-operated mouth organs by Rolmonica Music Co., USA, bakelite, with special built-in mouth-harps marked "Made in Germany", probably by Hohner, untested, with 32 paper rolls and 30 new boxes. - 3) Roll-operated trumpet, c. 1925, Germany, defective, with 3 paper rolls. - And: 4) Whistling automaton by Griesbaum, Triberg, Black Forest, Germany, carved limewood, with articulated head, torso with brass going-barrel movement driving bellows, whistle and cam, depicting a nonchalant drunkard leaning against the post of a battery-operated street lantern, spring working, mechanism sticks, height 19 in.

布雷克拍品等级是为了方便竞买人判断拍卖品的成色而设置的。布雷克等级用1到6级来标注外观和功能的成色，(从非常好到非常差)。 在目录图册里用括号里的2个数字来表示，前一个数字表示外观成色的级别，后一个数字表示功能成色的级别。如(3/2)表示外观成色是3(满意的)，功能成色2(好)。 成色 定义参照下列标准： 1 - 非常好 (未使用过，没有使用痕迹) 2 - 好 (新，极少的使用痕迹) 3 - 满意的 (普通的使用痕迹) 4 - 及格的 (明显的使用痕迹，某个非主要部件是后配的) 5 - 有缺陷的 (极明显的使用痕迹, 某个主要部件是后配的，功能上有缺陷，需要修理) 6 - 非常差 (严重破损, 缺少重要部件)