Autumn 2021
List of contents
- Chairman’s Report
- ‘Capt’ivating Musical Boxes
- The Lecoultre Freres
- Auction Team Breker’s September Sale
- Automata at the Seaside
Summer 2021
List of contents
- Chairman’s Report
- How Many Cylinder Boxes Were Made in Total
- An Interesting Record Cover
- Some Early Pieces
- The Magical Little Manivelle
- Getting Your Automata ‘Fix’ During Lockdown
- Recording in the Early Days
Spring 2021
List of contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Bremond ‘Mandoline Orgue Extra’
- Musical Boxes with Bells
- An Automaton Fire Engine Clock
- Auction Team Breker’s April Sale
- Wagram Washington Waterloo
- Lecoultre & Falconnet Overture Box
- Street Clocks in England
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Winter 2020/21
List of contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Letters to the Editor
- Paillard, as seen on TV
- Synphonion Chimes
- Restoration of an F Lecoultre Box
- Breker Auction Review
- Exploring Gormenghast Castle
- Meeting of Japanese Society
Autumn 2020
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Initials IPR stamped on Bedplate
- The Clement Clock
- A Rare Musical Doll
- Street Organ Postcards
- Restoring an Early Clock Base Movement
- Making a CD of Snuff Box Tunes
- Japanese Battery Operated Automata
- The Murder of a Philadelphia Musical Box Agent
- Napoleon Hat Chiming Clock
- Repairing Box Hinges and Stays
Summer 2020
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Breker Auction Report
- The Making of a Musical Disc
- Found in a Cellar
- A Box with an Unusual Tune Sheet
- Richard Spiers, Agent
- Award Presentation
- Musical Trivets
- Auguste L’Epee and P.H.Paur
- Ducommun and L’Epee Dating Charts
- Mechanical Toys in the V&A Museum
Now available to purchase is our new CD of early snuff box movements
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In February 2020 we celebrated the fifth snniversary of the founding of AMBC. There was to have been a presentation to our Chairman, Ted Brown, at our AGM in April, but unfortunately this meetimg had to be cancelled due to the Coronavirus pandemic. We hope to arrange a photo opportunity at a future meeting.… Read More
Spring 2020
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Musical Bracket Clock
- February Meeting
- A 78 Revolution
- Making of Quarters and Chimes
- A Simple Case
- Boxing Clever
- Another Changeable Cylinder Prototype
- A Black Forest Barrel Organ
Winter 2019/2020
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Christmas Meeting
- L’Epee Company’s New Experiment
- Meeting at Rudesheim Kabinett
- The Dulcitone
- Musical Teddy Bears
- A Big Little Musical Box