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Music boxes

Scope note

Mechanical instruments in which tuned steel prongs are made to vibrate by contact with moving parts driven by a clockwork mechanism, the whole contained in a box.

Term type

AAT

Getty AAT term number

300042659

Broader Terms used

mechanical instruments

Narrower Terms used

orchestral organettes

Equivalent Terms used

music box

Created

13yrs ago

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