Reuge Music Box
Sound & Music
← Back to collectionA melody whose mechanism remains visible beneath glass.
In this Reuge music box, music is something to watch as well as hear. The cylinder and comb remain visible beneath glass within the wooden case. Reuge traces its history to the workshop Charles Reuge established in Sainte-Croix, Switzerland, in 1865, beginning with musical pocket watches. The lid label names Minuet, Gavotte and Aria, with attributions to Bach and Handel, adding elegant details to its repertoire. It presents music as an arrangement of mechanical movement rather than a stored file.