music box

A mechanical marvel from the 18th century. A cylinder studded with pins rotates against a steel comb — each pin plucks a tine, and music emerges from pure mechanism.

Wind it up and listen. The melody plays until the spring unwinds.

"Music boxes are memories made audible."
— Unknown

Click or drag upward to wind. The more you wind, the longer it plays.

tap anywhere to return

drag up to wind