Antique Polyphone 15.5inch disk box

Polyphon (manufactured by the Polyphon-Musikwerke company in Leipzig, Germany during the late 1890s to early 1900s). Polyphone style 45

it is specifically a 15.5-inch (or 39.5 cm) tabletop model. This specific cabinet size features the classic "Children Playing Music / Cherubs in a Garden" lithograph artwork print pasted on the inside of the lid

Cabinetry: The inlaid walnut wood case has sustained a break along the top front rim and lock-catch lip (see photos).All loose, broken wood fragments have been kept and are carefully saved inside a plastic ziplock bag (included) for a skilled woodworker to use in a repair.Mechanics: Complete with its original winding crank handle and one antique zinc music disc ("Miserere" from Il Trovatore by Verdi). Clockwork motor assembly is intact.