All these were sold as the Regina Corona style 35. Some of these variations had clocks, art glass fronts, clear glass fronts, and spiral columns on the sides of the front doors. The Regina 15 ½ automatic changer introduced in 1899 was made in several case variations. This was the best seller among the 200-series (inside horn) Reginaphones. The outside dimensions are 48 ½ x 22 ¼ x 20. The lower part of the cabinet was adapted to hold Regina discs and talking machine records. The Reginaphone was offered in mahogany highly finished and polished case with two lion heads one on each side for the front of the case. The Reginaphone style 240 is both a music box and phonograph in one. I will cover just a few types of Regina music boxes in this article. There are various Regina automatic musical instruments. Regina enjoyed the golden age of the disc instruments-an era which for Regina lasted from about 1894 to World War I although instruments were shipped as late as 1921. With 80% to 90% of the American market for disc-type music boxes. To people around the world Regina is synonymous with the term music box.
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