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Fred Zimbalist Vintage Music Box/musical Urn. Definitely One Of A Kind..
Yes it plays music but no clue what the song is.
Circa 1950s, this small and especially lovely jewelry box was designed by Fred Zimbalist, a cousin of Ephrem Zimbalist, Sr. (the famed concert violinist). Plays "Blue Danube Waltz" by Strauss and measures 9.5" tall.
Silver pieces such as this one, were all Hand tooled in India and no two were exactly the same.
They can be used for keepsakes, or as covered candy containers or servers.
Fred Zimbalist (1909-2003) founded the Zimbalist Music Box Company in Cleveland, Ohio just after World War II. Zimbalist is best known for their unique and varied hand engraved brass music box designs.
I’ve never cleaned this piece. I picked it up at a church rummage sale over 40 years ago and had no clue what it was.
