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A singing bird timepiece in casket,
the painted wood bird with articulated tail, wings and bone beak, with 9-key wood pipe barrel organ, brass spring motor for barrel and bird movements, separate iron motor for bellows, two-air snuff-box musical movement with one-piece comb, 'mystery' timepiece in arched, folding brass support, invisibly driven from a watch movement below, in brass-bound, leather-covered casket with domed cover, brass carrying handles, walnut interior and secret compartment in lid -- 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm.) wide
the painted wood bird with articulated tail, wings and bone beak, with 9-key wood pipe barrel organ, brass spring motor for barrel and bird movements, separate iron motor for bellows, two-air snuff-box musical movement with one-piece comb, 'mystery' timepiece in arched, folding brass support, invisibly driven from a watch movement below, in brass-bound, leather-covered casket with domed cover, brass carrying handles, walnut interior and secret compartment in lid -- 14 5/8 in. (37.2 cm.) wide