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A musical telephone liqueur cabinet,
formed as a wall-hanging telephone, the bells operated by turning a bell-push-form knob, the case opened by a cam on the musical movement, with fixed 'mouthpiece' on front, napkin-rail below and separate turned wood 'earpiece' on cord connected to the stop/start detent, the interior with four (of six) tumblers in clips and base for earpiece -- 17 in. (44cm.) high, probably Austrian, circa 1895
formed as a wall-hanging telephone, the bells operated by turning a bell-push-form knob, the case opened by a cam on the musical movement, with fixed 'mouthpiece' on front, napkin-rail below and separate turned wood 'earpiece' on cord connected to the stop/start detent, the interior with four (of six) tumblers in clips and base for earpiece -- 17 in. (44cm.) high, probably Austrian, circa 1895