Spring 2018
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Meeting 25th February
- Barnet Henry Abrahams
- Britannia Disc Boxes
- A Most Unusual Musical Mangle
- HAV Bulleid and Cuendet
- Cuendet Tune Sheets
- The Harp That Once ….
This is our second “Little Blue Book”, a companion edition to “An Introduction to Mechanical Music”.
There are 24 pages lavishly illustrated in full colour with over 200 examples of the many types of inexpensive musical novelties, from powder compacts to pianos, tins to teapots and much, much more.
£5 per copy plus postage
UK postage £1
Europe postage ££2.50… Read More
Following the success of their first Open Day in 2016, the South London 
Branch of the BHI decided to hold another on the 14th April at the Soper Hall in Caterham.
Once again we were pleased to be invited to exhibit at this popular event as it provided an opportunity to promote an interest in mechanical music to a wider … Read More
Winter 2018
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Christmas Meeting Report
- Mattel – the history of their musical toys
- Mermod Freres Orphan Tune Sheet
- Two Simple Automata
- Breker Saleroom Report
- Nicole ‘Two-per-Turn’ and a Cuendet ‘Sublime Harmonie Piccolo’
- Cuendet Family History
- A Letter from Paillard & Co
- Who was L Gangloff?
- Musical Box Music and Composers – Part 5
- Aeolian Adsvertisement
Summer 2017
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Meeting Report, 10th September
- Cover Article
- Cotton Museum on the Move
- Barrel Pianos – a CD review
- Muzio Clementi
- The Aeolian
- Selcol
- Homes for Orphans
- A Tired Little Teddy Bear
- Recalled to Life – repairing damaged discs
- Musical Box Music and Composers – Part 4
American member Joe Berman has allowed AMBC to publish a CD recording of some of his fine collection of musical boxes.
For details of how to purchase a copy please refer to Publications section.
Summer 2017
List of Contents
- Chairman’s Report
- Meeting Report – Organ Day
- No Tulips – Many Cheeses, Visit to Utrecht
- AGM Report
- Film Shoot at the Old School
- Musical Boxes with Bells
- An Unusual Glockenspiel (cover article)
- Yester Year – Coronation 1953
- The Duophone Gramophone
- Letter from Whitechapel Bell Foundry
- Musical Box Music and Composers, Part 3
- A
AMBC has been approached by the production company for “The Repair Shop” to inquire if any member has a suitable item to use in their second series appearing on BBC Two later in the ye
ar.
Those who watched the first series will remember that our member, Stephen Kember, appeared in one episode restoring a musical cigar dispenser.
They are … Read More