VINTAGE 1940S REUGE SWITZERLAND WOODEN LEAFSHAPED HANDCARVED MUSIC BOX PLAYS A BLUE DANUBE WALTZ MELODIE

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THIS IS A VINTAGE 1940S MUSICAL LEAF SHAPED WOODEN DISPLAY/CANDY STAND MADE BY REUGE IN SWITZERLAND. IT IS HANDCARVED IN A LEAF SHAPE WITH 2 HANDLES. IT PLAYS A BLUE DANUBE WALTZ MELODIE BY JOHAN STRAUSS WHEN YOU PICK IT UP. THE MUSIC PLAYS WELL AND THE DISH IS IN GOOD CONDITION.

"The Blue Danube" is the common English title of "An der schönen blauen Donau", a waltz by the Austrian composer Johann Strauss II, composed in 1866. It is the most famous waltz ever written  actually not one waltz but a chain of five interlinked waltz themes. It is Austria's second national anthem. It is the inescapable conclusion to each New Year's Day concert in Vienna.
 
SIZE: 26cm x 20CM OVAL 9CM HIGH
 
CONDITION: IN GREAT VINTAGE CONDITION. MUSIC BOX WORKING WELL.
 
REUGE MUSIC BOXES:
Charles Reuge founded a Swiss company «Reuge» in 1865. Charles Reuge settled down in the town of St Croix's in Switzerland where he was engaged in production of music clocks. In 1886 Charless son, Albert, registered the Reuge trademark and started the production of music boxes, turning his fathers modest workshop into a respected European manufactory.
Thanks to the investments and assistance of the Reuge family, the firm grew into one of the leading producers of music curiosities. The company was engaged in production of various objects from the inexpensive musical pocket watches to complicated jukeboxes and expensively decorated jewellery caskets.
The development of the recording industry together with the emergence of record players, vinyl records, and tape recorders significantly reduced the demand for music boxes, thus affecting their manufacturers. However, following this recession music boxes became fashionable again in the 1950s. The Reuge Music company in Switzerland is still active, engaged in production of music boxes, mechanical singing birds and music pocket watches.
 
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