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Introduced in the 1780s as a nobleman's toy, it later became an affordable and popular article. This is the only book about these animated music boxes featuring a mechanical singing and moving bird. As an internationally renowned restorer of tabatieres, Geoffrey T. Mayson is the foremost expert on the subject. While highly sought after in today's collectibles market, there has been little-to-no accessible information regarding tabatieres. Maysoh's book represents a complete record of the development, construction and restoration of these miniature mechanical marvels.
| Introduction | p. 7 |
| What is a Singing-bird Box? | p. 9 |
| Jaquet-Droz to Reuge - A Brief Historical Survey | p. 14 |
| How to Identify a Singing-bird Box | p. 20 |
| Fusee-driven Movements, 1815-1880 | p. 30 |
| Fusee-driven Movements, 1785-1815 | p. 77 |
| Fusee-driven Movements - Signatures, Numbers and Dates | p. 121 |
| Going Barrel Movements, France | p. 132 |
| Twentieth-century Swiss and German Makers | p. 143 |
| The Products of Karl Griesbaum | p. 152 |
| Miscellaneous Signing-bird Mechanisms | p. 177 |
| The Bellows | p. 192 |
| Making Replacement Valves | p. 212 |
| Making Song and Air Cams | p. 220 |
| Making, Restoring and Refeathering Birds | p. 227 |
| Restoring the Boxes | p. 249 |
| Bibliography | p. 254 |
| Index | p. 255 |
| Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved. |
ISBN: 9780709063032
ISBN-10: 0709063032
Audience:
General
Format:
Hardcover
Language:
English
Number Of Pages: 256
Published: December 2000
Publisher: ROBERT HALE LTD
Dimensions (cm): 24.6 x 18.9
x 2.5
Weight (kg): 0.9
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