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(parrot iat ttc aera etn 30 MUSIC BOXES ® TOM BOUCKLEY DISPLAYS ONE OF HIS 1870-ERA MUSIC BOXES oe It's One Of The Forerunners To The Record Player of Today ALL PHOTOS BY JOSEPH SERGE OF THE TIMES STAFF CITY MAN HA By WILLIAM DANIELS of The Times Staff For more than 300 years, the the music box charmed people. In fact -- in the late 1800's, 'wind -up- machines teld the same precedence as today's radio, television and Hi-Fi. But all things must eventually yield to tomorrow and the art of the music box, is all but gone. Thomas.Bouckley of 12 King St, W., is trying to preserve some of that art. "I now have over 30 music boxes, at least 10 gramophones and one machine -- the fore- runner to the juke box -- too heavy for one person to carry," said Mr. Bouckley. "On the 4th of July, six years ago, I saw two music boxes be- ing packed into American cars -- I decided to see how many I could keep in the country," he said, Part of the collection is on display in the music room at McLaughlin Public Library. Tlie oldest of these dates back to approximately 1820. "It's very difficult to esti- mate an exact date or age of a machine," said Mr. Bouckley. The earlier machines used a key wound mechanism, but by 1840 the ratchet-wind was de- veloped. "The mechanism is covered with a glass panel to pretect it from dust, and a hand written list of tunes it played was at- tached to the inside of the lid," said Mr. Boukley. By 1870, the increased de- mand for lower priced ma- chines resulted in the develop- ment of the disc-type instru- ment, which was a perforated metal disc and could be stamp- ed out quickly and cheaply. "These machines also had double combs for increased vol- said Mr. Bouckley. "The perforations in the dise activated the tuned teeth of the comb on much the same prin- ciple that the player piano works," he said. The making of the music box became a flourishing industry in Switzerland and secrets of the craft were passed on from generation to generation. "In many of the Swiss fam- ilies, each member became an expert in some branch of the ume," said Mr. Bouckley. "The men made the gears, tuned combs and. marked off the cylinders for placement of pins. The women drilled the holes for the pins and pushed them into the cylinder," he said. The Swiss craftsmanship re- sulted in perfecting the dise machine, but its manufacture in Switzerland was short, the heart of the swiss was in the cylinder machine. From the Swiss, large auto- matic coin-operated machines became the juke boxes of the gay nineties. But by the beginning of the 20th century, the music box era came to an end and was re- placed by Thomas Edison's fa- mous phonograph. "The big difference was that a music box produced its own sound and the gramophone pro- duced sounds -- it was known as the talking machine," Mr. Bouckley said. RENTING mi the example of Eriest Lehman. |{@vored this. yea And--adding} _ He now is writing and pro-|feature attraction next week in THIS EXCITING NEW RESIDENCE, LO- CATED IN OSHAWA'S FINEST RESIDENT- IAL AREA IS DESIGNED FOR QUIET COMFORT, AND GRACIOUS LIVING. WE CORDIALLY INVITE YOU TO VISIT US, AND TO RESERVE NOW FOR EARLY at * OCCUPANCY. Rosslynn Arms Apartments 745 STEVENSON ROAD NORTH PHONE 728-9724 . "WONDER HOW ROCK N' ROLL WOULD SOUND ON THIS EARLY - EDISON MACHINE?" . +. Elaine MacGillivray, left, and Sandra Hill Appear Enchanted By The Music a ttc tran me ON THE TOWN Country Music buffs have a real treat in store at the Osh- awa Civic Auditorium next Tuesday night. Ferlin Husky will be on hand with Wilma Burgess and such extra added attractions as The Hush Puppies, Simon Crum and Jimmy Peppers. Husky is re- garded in the trade as some- what. of a genius, because of his varied talents and versatil- ity. He is a recording, tele- vision, movie, club and one- nighter star. Wilma Burgess is one of the most sought-after stars in the Country Music world today. She says her singing style has been greatly influenced by the late Jim Reeves and Pop artist Jo Stafford. ' GEORGIAN MOTOR HOTEL The Georgian Motor. Hotel's them a big following at the Vin-|a Youngstown night club. She tage. There is no telling how/will be assisted by the Dorothy long they will be around. Patton Trio. . | CAROUSEL LOUNGE GOLD RUSH LOUNGE cage. - Taegu The Starlets, a new all-girl e verry Fenn Trio with) orchestra, will be featured at Brenda Pam as vocalist will be . the feature attraction at the|'¢ Gold Rush Lounge of the Carousel Lounge (Oshawa) for|Central Hotel starting Monday 'vd bey gpl a ergy Me night. This is a talented young ercy Curtis and Donal n-| group with poise owman- don will conclude their current | ship, The 0 ------ engagement tonight. music on organ, drums and LANCASTER HOTEL guitar, plus flute and a variety of vocal arrangements. The Lee Forrester Trio will again be featured next week in the Blue Horse Lounge of the Lancaster Hotel. They feature Country and Western Music with Lee handling the M.C. chores while not singing or playing his guitar. Ruby Lee is the talented vocalist. George Trummell is on the steel guitar. They were featured recently Lehman's Record Unique In Screen- Writing World [i "sic"% Be Grand Ole' Opry. The trio has HOLLYWOOD (AP) -- Besetjsion of the corrosive drama,jBudd Schuiberg's hero of What|Performed in many of the top with formula writing and ,be-|Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?|Makes Sammy Run? Nor does|!ounges in the U.S. and Canada leaguered by insensitive pro-|He produced the film as well. |he have the flamboyance of a|@nd has scored a big hit at the ducers and directors, ie Als} Just as The Sound of Music|Ben Hecht. Rather he has as-|Blue Horse. writers sometimes suffers fits ; cended to top rank as a film of despair. At such times he can|2°™inated the 1965 Academy|-- oto, by his own quiet com-| HOTEL GENOSHA refresh his spirit by pondering|AWards race, Virginia Woolf is|netence, The Troubadors will be the i ONE OF EARLY COIN - OPERATED MUSIC BOXES -« Elaine MacGillivray Likes "The Polyphon" Expertly cooked in the tradi- tional manner by the Chin- ese chefs in @ separate mo- dern kitchen. LICENSED UNDER : 42 H pre hei ; 10% OFF ALL TAKE OUT ORDERS 5 fellow penltog a Lehman composed the seript| Panne i yn (oucing another prized property,| Harry's Hideaway, the down - ERE ee r imal) Hello, Doliy. 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