No. 12495/83, playing five operatic airs by Verdi and Bellini, "La Violette, Variations No. 2" and two dance airs, with 124 teeth in two combs (complete, but approx. 12 old replacement teeth that are slightly bowed), flat-topped winding lever and tune-sheet with label: "M.J. Paillard & Co., Importers, 680 Broadway, N.Y.", in elegant ebonized case with red interior and inlaid brass stars on front and lid, width 26 in. (66 cm), cylinder 17 ¼ in. (44 cm), playing condition but would benefit from an overhaul. An attractive mandolin musical movement in a most unusual case. – Literature: Ord-Hume, "The Musical Box: A Guide for Collectors", p. 107 for a similarly-cased musical box by Samuel Troll.