Germany 1880-95. Important archaic "jukebox prototype", antique coin-operated horn gramophone, by the manufacturer Ernst Machov of Berlin.

Important archaic "jukebox prototype", antique coin-operated horn gramophone, by the manufacturer Ernst Machov of Berlin. The highly complex mechanism is activated by inserting the correct coin (weighed by precise counterweights to prevent counterfeits). Once the coin has been inserted and the machine has been wound with the crank, the arm automatically moves down, plays the record, and at the end automatically returns to its starting position, locking itself and waiting for a new coin. At the end of the day, the coffee shop owner of the time opened the special drawer with the key and collected the coins. Item in excellent condition, intact and functioning. Mahogany case with delicate Jungenstil motifs. Germany 1880-95. Height with horn 74 cm. Mobile measurements only 48 x 35 cm. In accordance with the provisions of the New Code of Cultural Heritage, the selling company provides, simultaneously with the sale, a detailed written photographic guarantee of authenticity and provenance of the works sold. The data with which the works are described and then contained in the written guarantees are express determinations resulting from accurate, in-depth and documented technical/historical/artistic investigations.