I do not know where your area is, so I'm not sure I can help you find a music box appraiser in your area. I'm not sure that is a job title either. However, local pawn shops are sure to tell you just how much your music box is worth. If that doesn't work, you can try any church or bank to see how much its worth!
Boom Box
A young child would really enjoy getting a music box for a gift. After about 12 years old, I would consider getting something else.
Raoul Viscount of Chagny-(Patrick Wilson)He is the old man. He is there to place the monkey music box on Christine's grave, for she had asked before she had died to buy it. Monkey music box belong to the Phantom from his earliest childhood.
An antique music box with intricate carvings and a delicate melody could be considered both unusual and old.
The metal locker works as a amplifier
It depends how long ago the music box was made and what design the music box is. There are some music boxes that are from the 1890's and 1930's that i have found and the most they go for is about $450 to $500. So if you have one that old, you could probably hand it over to an antique shop and get a pretty penny, but its not like your going to become a millionaire. The LADOR music box i have is at the most $35 to $40. That's as far that i have researched, there might be some details i missed.
Never pay anyone to repair your music box.The cost of repairs will always exceed the value of your antique music box.There are only a handful of people who do music box repair for a living. They are all very good at what they do, and after they are done with your box it will truly sing more beautifully than Caruso. If your box is of great sentimental value, or is of such inestimable value that it is worth restoring, then you should strongly consider their services.
Old music boxes are best bought online, at websites like The Music Box Company, Antique Music Boxes, Mechantiques, Amazon, and eBay. One may also try local antique stores and even garage sales.
In "The Phantom of the Opera," the old man who buys the monkey music box at the auction is Monsieur André, one of the new managers of the Paris Opera House. The music box is a significant artifact that ties into the story's themes of nostalgia and the haunting presence of the Phantom. The auction scene serves as a framing device for the narrative, leading into the events surrounding the opera house and its mysterious inhabitant.
you can get it from an appraiser or at some antique roadshows.
Edwin Lubrec
The music box in Tuck Everlasting shows how long forever can be. If you look at the music box closely, it looks like it's 2 million years old. It ties the whole movie together. (And has cool music)