Music boxes by Lecoultre Frères

Spielwerke / movements

[1], 3164, 3371, 7437, 8390, 9212, 11607, 12635, 13570, 21812, 26757, 27510, 28833, 31483, 31617, 31637, 32433, 35177, 35404, 37112, 37453, 38740, Lecoultre Granger-TMB, Letzte Rose


[1] Unnummeriert


Nr.3164


Nr. 3371


Nr.7437


Nr.8390


Nr. 9212


Nr. 11607


Nr. 12635


Nr. 13570


Nr. 21812


Nr. 26757


Nr. 27510


Nr. 28833


Nr. 31483


Nr. 31617


Nr. 31637

LG/Gve (Geneva Lecoultres)
LB (Le Brassus Lecoultres)

“Lecoultre Serial No. 31637 is a pretty definite proof that, as always suspected, the Lecoultres at Geneva and at Le Brassus worked closely together. No. 31637 is playing six airs with 12“ (33 cm) cylinder has one of their common type of tune sheet with L.F. in a cartouche at top right and B.B. & C. in an even fancier cartouche at bottom center. It is inscribed, above the tune names, Deux Claviers (two combs). The main comb is stamped LG/Gve in a lozenge, the mark of the Geneva Lecoultres. The second comb, with 37 unusually short teeth for piccolo effect, is stamped LB, probably for the Lecoultres at Le Brassus, near Le Sentier where they started comb making in 1820. The old road wandered for 35 miles and climbed 2,200 feet from Geneva to Le Brassus and there is no doubt that many combs made that journey. The Lecoultres were in the forefront of many early-years improvements to musical boxes, and they made all contemporary types. Among their many first class overture boxes special mention should be made of the excellent results they obtained with the modest format of a six-air movement. These played three overtures at one-half-per-turn using standard 13“ (33 cm) cylinders. Track widths were reduced to 0.016“ (0.4 mm) allowing 135 comb teeth. With the usual cylinder surface speed of 0.10“ (2.5 mm) per second each overture lasted a full of two minutes. They are excellent performers, usually with tune sheets and sometimes bedplates inscribed B B & C for agents Berens, Blumberg & Cie., and they are less appreciated than they deserve.” (Bulleid, Technology, p. 21)


Nr. 32433


Nr. 35177


Nr. 35404


Nr. 37112


Nr. 37453


Nr. 38740


Lecoultre Granger-TMB


Letzte Rose