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    May 4, 2008, 11:47 AM
    REUGE music box
    I have a REUGE music box date unknown. It has a Swiss musical movement and has a sticker on the back that says Eine kleine Nachtmusik (Allegro). It is a wall hanging music box.

    Any information you can find on this would be helpful.
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    May 4, 2008, 03:05 PM
    Eine Kleine Nachtmusik is the name of the song it plays, it's a movement by Mozart. Reuge is probably the biggest manufacturer of music box movements and are a swiss company. Of course I have no idea about your specific box. Does it appear to be old?

    The cylinder on the musical portion itself will tell you a lot about it's worth. The larger it is the more valuable it will be. Most common are about 2" long and about a 1/2" diameter. You can buy those for about 15 bucks. The big ones though, they get pricey, in the hundreds up to thousands of dollars. If the box is old and has a large cylinder it's probably valuable, don't let yourself be swindled out of it. I've seen old boxes with 9 or 10 inch cylinders sell for $5,000.

    Of course that's all subjective. Without seeing what you have specifically I would have no way to even guess a value but the guidelines above will give you a good place to start.
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    May 4, 2008, 05:17 PM
    Does your music box look like any of those that you will find on the following links?

    Sale of Reuge music boxes made of wood in a website dedicated to musical automatons

    Italian Inlay Reuge Music Jewelry Box Mozart (Dresser Jars/Bottles/Boxes) at Adam's Hill Antiques & Collectibles

    The title of the piece,"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik" means "A Little Night Music."

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