No. 11903, playing six operatic airs on 'fat' cylinder, with 168 comb teeth (complete) under brass plate engraved: "6 Airs, 16 ½ Pouces, Mandoline Quatuor Expressive, Accord Parfait, Ste. Croix (Suisse)", tubular winding handle, three-winged governor, instant-stop-tune-sheet with remains of New York retailer's label, two-part hinged inner lid with hand-colored view of Geneva in carved rustic frame, rosewood-veneered case with red interior, ornamental handles and inlay of musical trophies on front and lid, width 29 in. (74 cm), cylinder 17 ½ in. (44,5 cm) x 3 ¼ in. (8 cm), case in original condition, splits and minor veneer losses on lid edges. Couple of damper squeaks but movement in overall good restored playing condition. Repertoire: "Il Trovatore, Duetto Mira" by Verdi, "La Somnambula, Coro a Fosco Cielo" by Bellini, "I Masnadieri, Duetto" by Verdi, "Guillaume Tell, Duo, Doux Aveux" by Rossini, "Robert le Diable, Quand je Quittais la Normandie" by Meyerbeer and "Valse de Faust, No. 2" by Gounod. Tunes play for approx. 1 ½ minutes. A superb musical box. – Literature: H.A.V. Bulleid, "Musical Box Tune Sheets", p. 35 (no. 57).