The history of the music box
More than 200 years ago, in 1796, the Swiss watchmaker Antoine Favre-Salomon invented the metal comb as a sound source for music boxes and musical snuff boxes. This self-playing musical instrument housed in a small tin box immediately captivated people. As a result, the music box quickly spread around the world in numerous variations, whether built into jewelry boxes, containers, watches, or wooden cases.
With its wide variety of designs and its many melodies, the music box remains extremely popular to this day. Especially as a unique and personal gift, there is a suitable music box for every occasion, for example for Valentine’s Day with a romantic melody, for a birth with one of the most beautiful children’s songs, or for a birthday or Christmas with a special piece of music by Mozart, Bach, Beethoven, or another composer.
Beyond the melodious music itself, music boxes have increasingly become true eye-catchers and elegantly designed home accessories that enhance any room in your home.
Music Box Guide
You would like to give a high-quality music box as a gift but are not sure which music box best suits which occasion? Then take a look at our music box guide and discover music boxes of the highest handcrafted quality for every occasion.
Special feature: All music boxes featured in our guide are still based on the metal comb with 18 steel tongues invented by Antoine Favre-Salomon over 200 years ago, which pluck each individual note of the composition and create an exceptional sound experience.
