Music Box

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A music box or musical box is an automatic musical instrument that produces sounds by the use of a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc so as to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb.

They were developed from musical snuff boxes of the 18th century and called carillons à musique.

Some of the more complex boxes also have a tiny drum and/or bells, in addition to the metal comb.