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Music box and antique collectors should consider not limiting themselves to inlaid music boxes, musical jewelry boxes, carousel music boxes, antique clocks, antique cars, antique jewelry and the like. Collecting unique automata is also very rewarding. In addition, some also contain musical movements. Three interesting automata pieces are the "striking jacks", "automaton musicians", and the "lady who plays the organ" by Henry-Louis Jaquet and Leschot.
Striking Jacks
Automaton is a musical, articulated figure moved by mechanics. This particular form of automata was clock driven. In fact, many of these automata were in the clocks themselves with the musical figures utilized as "striking
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