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The Leipziger Orchestrionwerke was founded in 1902 by Paul Lösche and continued busi-
ness till about 1930. Unlike their German competitors ,Welte, Hupfeld, Philipps and Weber,
who sold their instruments worldwide, Paul Lösche concentrated mostly on the German
and European market. Jerry’s Titania II is the prettiest in existence today. Illuminated reverse
glass paintings and a rotating beautiful bronze statue give the orchestrion its high class and
stylish look. 5 ranks of violin, cello, flute, clarinets and bass pipes together with piano, man-
dolin, bass, snare drums and castanets let this instrument play: “wonderful and strong music
replacing the best concert and dance orchestra”.
History: The instrument was for many years one of the highlights of the Mechanism Musik
Museum in Copenhagen where Jerry bought the instrument from. The owner of the muse-
um found it in a restaurant in Leipzig, where it miraculously survived the World War II. It was
completely restored in America, back to its original glory.
Leipziger Orchestrionwerke ??? ??????? ? 1902 ???? ????? ???? (Paul Lösche) ?
????????? ???????? ???????? ?? 1930 ????. ? ??????? ?? ????? ???????? ???????????
Welte, Hupfeld, Philipps ? Weber, ??????? ????????? ???? ??????????? ?? ????? ????,
??? ???? ?????????????????, ? ????????, ?? ???????? ? ??????????? ?????. Titania
II Jerry ???????? ????? ?? ??????, ???????????? ?? ??????????? ???? ????????????.
?????????? ????? ?????????? ??????? ? ??????????? ???????? ????????? ??????
??????? ??????????? ??????? ????? ? ???????? ??????? ???. 5 ????? ???? ???????,
???????????, ?????, ????????? ? ????? ?????? ? ???????, ??????????, ??? ? ??????
????????, ?????????? ????????? ????? ??????????? ??????: «????????????? ? ???????
??????, ???????? ?????? ?????????? ? ???????????? ???????».
???????: ?????????? ?? ?????????? ?????? ??? ??? ????? ?? ????????
?????????????????????? ????? Mechanism Musik Museum ? ???????????, ??? Jer-
ry ??? ?????. ???????? ????? ????? ??? ? ????????? ? ????????, ??? ?? ????????
??????? ??????? ?????? ??????? ?????. ?? ??? ????????? ???????????? ? ???????,
?????????? ? ????? ?????????????? ?????.

• Leipziger Orchestrionwerke Paul Lösche
• Leipzig, Germany
• Approx. 1918
• Height 114”, Width 70”, Depth 44,5”
• 60 multi-tune rolls
• Listen to the music: www.SwissAuctionCompany.com

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