Lot # 1288: c.1920's Football-Themed Music Box

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Item was in Auction "Spring, 2024 Premier Auction",
which ran from 3/11/2024 12:00 AM to
3/30/2024 9:00 PM



Stunning football-themed display, measuring approximately 10" x 5 1/4" x 8 3/4" high, depicting a stylized football in the center, with engraved football players in an action scene.  The football sits atop a stylized football field, with floral accents engraved into each segment.  Silver-plated goal posts are screwed into each end of the piece.  The underside is backed with blue velvet felt.

The football has a hinged opening, with the bottom half of the ball a hollow area for the storage of jewelry or trinkets.  The top half is a wind-up music box.  The music box mechanism still functions properly, winding it up produces the song "Chicago, That Toddlin' Town," which was originally published in 1922. A truly beautiful and ornate football-themed display piece. 

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