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• November 28th: Christmas open meeting at the Old School, from 10.30 am

• Sunday 28th February 2016: Chanctonbury Ring meeting at The Old School, Bucks Green. From 10.30 am. Book Sale in aid of AMBC Book Publication Fund

• Sunday 24th April: Chanctonbury Ring meeting from 10.30 am at 46 Longfield Ave., High Halstow, Near Rochester, Kent. Tel: 01634 252079. Host Paul

Our Autumn edition of Mechanical Music World has now been published.

List of Contents

• Editorial
• Committee Report
• Organ Grind Meeting
• Report of Spring Outing
• Yesteryear
• Snuffboxes, a review of their history (Part 2)
• The Apache Dance
• Battery Operated Musical Mugs
• All About Names (Part 2)
• A Late Georgian English Barrel Piano
• Obituary – George Robin Timms
• Book Review
• Restoration –

• Sunday 25th October: Wurlitzer Concert, Rye College; meet for lunch at King’s Head, Rye at 12 noon. Concert begins 2.30pm
• November 28th: Christmas open meeting at the Old School, from 10.30 am
• Sunday 28th February 2016: Chanctonbury Ring meeting at The Old School, Bucks Green. From 10.30 am. Book Sale in aid of AMBC Book Publication Fund

To help with future publications we have started an “AMBC Book Publication Fund” with a generous donation from an American member. We shall be adding to it with the proceeds from a book sale at the February meeting

Profits from future sales of AMBC publications will be ploughed back into the fund to further this important work.

Since AMBC has … Read More

We have just published the first edition of our periodical “Mechanical Music World”. There is a range of articles from the serious to the more light hearted to provide something of interest to all.

List of Contents

• Editorial
• Chairman’s Report
• Foundation Day Meeting
• AMBC Meeting Dates
• Useful Hints
• A Lighthearted Collection
• Yesteryear
• Snuffboxes – a review of their history (Part

A group of members had a most enjoyable day out at Kew Bridge. In the morning we assembled at the London Museum of Water and Steam housed in the original Georgian waterworks building of 1836, with many of its pumps still in situ and in working order. We were treated to a fascinating guided tour, one of the highlights of … Read More