Symphonion Disc Musical Box No. 48 and Other Items, c. 1900 and

1) Symphonion Musikwerke, Leipzig, for 10-inch discs, 48 teeth in steel comb (complete), ratchet-wind, inlaid Symphonion lettering on the lid, inner lid with replica lithograph, size 13 x 11 ½ x 7 in., with 15 discs, good playing condition. – 2) Symphonion Simplex, for 5 3/4-inch discs, 40 teeth in steel comb (complete), ratchet-wind, playing, dampers in need of adjustment, with 7 discs. – 3) Ice cube tray, brass and glass, with single-air musical movement in the lid, mechanism sticks. – 4) Junghans musical alarm clock, nickel-plated brass case, movement with anchor escapement, alarm setting on the rear, single-air musical movement, working, no guarantee on continuous running. – 5) Singing bird automaton, Georg Köhler, bird in cage, with open-spring mechanism, lithographed tin bird with articulated head, beak, wings and tail moving as one, painted base and domed brass cage, ht. 14 ½ in. (37 cm), defective, with key. – 6) 16 Polyphon discs, Ø 11 in. – And: 7) 5 books: "Mechanische Musikinstrumente" by Herbert Jüttemann; "Alte Münzautomaten" by Struckmeier/Metz; "Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments" by David Bowers; "Das mechanische Musikkabinett", by Siegfried Wendel and "Von der Äolsharfe zum Digitalspieler" by Jan Brauers.

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)