Hand crank barrel organ, first quarter of the twentieth century

Organillo of handle, first quarter of the twentieth century.
Painted wood.
Measurements: 56 x 46 x 30 cm.
Antique hand crank barrel organ of the Faventia firm from Barcelona. It is a portable musical instrument that can play six melodies, indicated on a label on the side. The mechanism is relatively simple: by turning the handle it moves on its axis a cylinder containing picks of different shapes and sizes, which in turn move some hammers that strike the piano strings that are located inside the drawer.