#Around the world in 80 days music boz series#

Hummel-Produkt, geschaffen vom Kunstlerteam der W. Diese Musikdose ist ein authentisches M.I. The actual German is: Limitierte Auflage: 29,900 Exemplare, “Kükenmütterchen”. Goebel porcelain factory according to the drawn originals of the Franciscan M.I. Hummel product, created by the artistic team of the W. On the bottom is some information which translates from German as follows: Limited edition: 29,900 copies, “Chick mother”. The bottom part, the music box, was manufactured by Ardleigh & Elliott. Notice that the designation has a prefix of the Roman numeral IV to represent this is a music box. This item borrows the figurine HUM 57 Chick Girl to be placed on the lid and has a colorful reflection of two small chicks running through the grass. The other three were HUM IV/53 Joyful, HUM IV/58 Playmates, and HUM IV/63 Singing Lesson.

#Around the world in 80 days music boz series#

This is one of four in a series of music boxes produced for the European market only as of this date. In 1996, a new music box was produced with model number HUM IV/57 applied by decal on the bottom with TMK-7. Goebel Porzellanfabrik nach den gezeichneten Vorlagen der Franziskanerin M.I. The actual German is: Limitierte Auflage: 29,900 Exemplare, “Gesangsprobe”.

On the bottom is additional information which translates from German as follows: “Limited Edition: 29,900 examples. This item borrows the figurine HUM 53 Joyful to be placed on the lid and has a colorful lower section with what appears to be a musical scale of butterflies. The other three were HUM IV/57 Chick Girl, HUM IV/58 Playmates, and HUM IV/63 Singing Lesson. In 1996, a new music box was produced with model number IV/53 applied by decal on the bottom with TMK-7. Another such designation uses a prefix of IV before the HUM number as in the Joyful, HUM IV/53 shown below. If the figure is removed from the top, it will not have the “M” but will be marked in the traditional manner. The number for the music box is the Hummel number for the piece on the box followed by a slash and then the letter “M”. The Hummel music boxes are typically either round or rectangular in shape and the more expensive versions are made of wood for the lower portion with a top showing a traditional Hummel figurine that rotates as the music plays. This page is just a sample of what you might find at any thrift store or even purchase directly from Hummel Gifts. The more expensive versions are introduced here as well. There are a great many different types with the less expensive versions having just a copy of one of the Hummel drawings in color attached to the top of the wooden box. I was able to locate several examples but there are certainly many more which could be added as the information provides. Liner notes are scanty, but as a sampler rather than an in-depth study,World Music Box does its job.I was curious as to what figurines were represented as a music box and was quite surprised to see so many variations. Since no artist gets more than a single cut here, listening to the whole compilation has the feel of a stone skipping over the ocean, never quite settling into a groove, which is probably the intent of the project, but it is still a little bothersome. The final album in the set visits European regional traditions and Middle Eastern artists, and features a track from the ultra-modern Afro-Celt Sound System ('Dark Moon, High Tide'). The second disc covers the New World, with Native American, Cajun, and South American artists, including 'Iron Sharpening Iron' from Culture, a Jamaican vocal trio, before closing with tracks from the Pacific Rim, Tibet, and India's sitar master, Ravi Shankar. The first album collects pan-African artists, including Zimbabwe's Thomas Mapfumo and the Ivory Coast reggae star Alpha Blondy. A sampler set from EMI's Hemisphere and Real World record labels, World Music Box zips around the world in three 15-song discs, the musical equivalent of Around the World in 80 Days.