Packing a party into a single cabinet. This hand-cranked Barrel Organ from Germany’s Black Forest set more than a dozen dancing figures in motion, all in sync with its music. Made between 1820 and 1840, it’s proof that mechanical entertainment has always had a flair for the dramatic.

The Guinness Conservator Jere Ryder for demonstrates this mechanical musical instrument.
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