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1890's Regina 15 1/2" Music Box Disc #1392 FAUST DUETT LET ME GAZE - EXCELLENT!
This music box disc is #1392. The numbers for 15 1/2" discs started at 1000, when they were first produced in the 1890's, so this is a very early one.
A Metal Record, an Antique Music Box Disk that is 15 1/2" in diameter with same-size holes all around the outer edge, and two holes in the center.The beginning is typically marked and has a slot just inside the outer circle of holes.These music box discs were made by the Regina Music Box Co. in Rahway, New Jersey, after 1893.
The Regina music box company's sales grossed about $2 million a year at a time when a loaf of bread was 1 cent and a bank teller made about 7 dollars a week.A costly purchase, in 1900 the least expensive 8 inch disc size Regina music box was $12 - about $300. in present-day figures.Nevertheless plenty of households owned a Regina music box.
Condition - see the photos for best description - plays well - no teeth missing - excellent condition
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