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Mermod Fr?res was founded in 1816 and was one of the leading manufacturer of cyl-
inder music boxes in Switzerland. Where other companies failed to adjust to the invention
of disc music boxes- Mermod Fr?res did not and introduced in the last decade of the 19th
century the Stella music box, which used discs without the projections (patented by An-
dré Junod from St. Croix) instead of the stamped teeth all other manufacturer in Germany
used. Although Mira and Stella music boxes were manufactured in large quantities, only few
survived in comparison with the big 3; Polyphon, Symphonion, Regina. The Mira in Jerry’s
collection plays 18 ½ “discs. In America the Mermod products were sold by Jacot Music Box
Co. out of New York as“Empress”and advertised as:”Unequaled for Sweetness, Harmony and
Volume of Tone”. Basically, true and therefore considered by collectors today as the finest
types of music boxes ever made.

Mermod Fr?res ???? ???????? ? 1816 ???? ? ???? ????? ?? ???????
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?????? ???????? ?? ?????? ?????????????? ? ??????????? ???????????? ?????,
Mermod Fr?res ??????, ? ? ????????? ??????????? 19-?? ???? ???????? ???????????
???????? Stella, ??????? ???????????? ????? ??? ???????? (?????? ????? ??????
(André Junod) ?? St. Croix) ?????? ???????????? ????????, ???????? ????????????
??? ?????? ???????????? ? ????????. ???? ??????????? ???????? Mira ? Stella
???? ??????????? ? ??????? ???????????, ???? ???????? ??????, ?? ????????? ?
???????? 3: Polyphon, Symphonion, Regina. Mira in Jerry’s collection ?????? 18 ½” ?????.
? ??????? ???????? Mermod ????????? ???????? Jacot Music Box Co. ?? ???-?????,
??? «???????????» (“Empress” ), ? ???????????????, ?? ?????? «???????????????
??? ????????, ???????? ? ?????? ????». ? ???????? ??? ??????, ? ??????? ???????
????????? ???????????????, ??? ?????? ??????? ??????????? ???????? ????? - ????
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Mermod Fr?res ??1816???,??
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Fr?res?19??90?????Stella???,?
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gina?????????????Jerry???
Mira???????18 ½ ????????
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• Mermod Fr?res
• St. Croix, Switzerland
• Approx. 1905
• Height 36”, Width 24”, Depth 24”
• 14 discs
• Listen to the music: www.SwissAuctionCompany.com

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