For nearly five decades, Henry Childs has been bringing tunes back to music boxes dating from as far back as the 18th century. This career started when he picked one up at an antique show – events ...

A few weeks ago, while visiting a friend, I was treated to the sounds of a record containing music taped from a barrel organ and a music box, titled "The Road to Heaven -- Mechanical Music for a ...

The high degree of craftsmanship and technical skill that has gone into making music boxes down through the ages is now on display at an exhibition in Pudong's Shanghai Oriental Arts Center, writes ...

The showstopper at the Sotheby’s watch auction in New York on Thursday wasn’t a timepiece at all, but a pair of singing bird snuff boxes—two intricately decorated gold cases from the 1800s containing ...

Rancho Palos Verdes resident Robin Biggins is a tinkerer. But not with fixing up old cars or reviving someone’s old washing machine. Biggins is a master mechanic who repairs antique automatons and ...

Today’s collectibles start the new year with diverse submissions from our readers. Included this month are a collector’s most unusual collection centerpiece, an excellent estate sale find, and three ...

Long before phonographs and radios brought mechanized music into homes, music boxes offered an enchanting way for those unable to play an instrument to enjoy their favorite tunes. The boxes, whose ...

We did not always have electronics to give us our music. And at one time, our music was not nearly as portable as it is today. Mike Stevens traveled the Pennsylvania Road to Wayne County to listen to ...