Vintage kinetic copper metal music box - rustic watermill Berkeley designs Works for Sale

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Vintage kinetic copper metal music box - rustic watermill Berkeley designs Works For Sale

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Vintage kinetic copper metal music box - rustic watermill Berkeley designs Works:
$50.00

This item is a vintage, kinetic copper metal music box shaped like a rustic watermill, manufactured by Berkeley Designs.
Here are the key details about your piece:
• Maker: Produced by Berkeley Designs (made in China), a company highly popular in the late 20th century for creating brutalist and rustic‐style mixed-metal mechanical figures.
• Era: Circa 1970s to 1980s.
• Material: Handcrafted from mixed metals, primarily featuring flame-treated or torched copper and tin, which gives it that distinct iridescent, rainbow-hued patina.
• Functionality: It is a mechanical wind-up music box. When wound from the bottom mechanism, the internal gears play a nostalgic melody while the external copper waterwheel dynamically revolves.
• Potential Song Tunes: Depending on the specific production batch, these watermill models typically play classic tunes like "Happy Days Are Here Again", "Let Me Call You Sweetheart", or "It's a Small World".

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Vintage kinetic copper metal music box - rustic watermill Berkeley designs Works For Sale

Vintage kinetic copper metal music box - rustic watermill Berkeley designs Works: $50.00

Vintage kinetic copper metal music box - rustic watermill Berkeley designs Works:
$50.00