Music Box Photograph Albums. A photographic album, or photo album, is a series of photographic prints collected by an individual person or family in the form of a book. Victorian albums were often decorated with flowers and other images, and some like the ones below, would have a hidden compartment which would hold a musical movement.
Music box photograph albums, often referred to as musical photo albums, are highly collectible.
A turn of the century music box with attached photo album, depicted on the cover is a golf scene with a lady golfer sitting on a hammock with a bag of clubs, an uncommon item in fair condition. 10 ½ x 8 ¾ x 2 ¾ in
Sold for US$ 216 (£ 172) inc. premium at Bonham’s in 2007
ANTIQUE CELLULOID PHOTO ALBUM MUSIC BOX WITH TRIPTYCH SCENES OF SHEPHARD & LANDSCAPES , HAVING MANY ANTIQUE CABINET CARDS – 14″ x 5″ x 12″ OVERALL (MISSING CLASP)
Sold for $125 at Echoes Antiques & Auction Gallery, Inc. in 2018
Music box photograph album, hard covered book containing black and white portrait photographs, concealed cylinder music box, cardboard/leather, maker unknown, 1880 – 1910 Made c 1880-1910 Music box photograph album, hard covered book containing black and white portrait photographs, concealed cylinder music box, cardboard/leather, maker unknown, 1880 – 1910
Photograph album with heavy tooled leather cover; cream cardboard pages printed in gold with polychrome floral borders; contains several black and white portrait photographs; hinged glass window over concealed cylinder music box mechanism at back of book. 12” x 9” x 2”
Reference: Museum of Applied Art and Sciences
Black Forest Music Box Photo Album
Wood and leather covered photo album with Swiss music box. Includes some Victorian photos. 19th century. 8 1/2″ high by 6 1/2″ wide by 3 1/4″ deep. The front cover is loose and a small decorative piece of wood is missing. Weighs 3.3 pounds.
Sold for $125 at Nest Egg Auctions in 2017
