Carousel Band Organ Tree Ornament
By Robbie Rhodes
Carole said, "Close your eyes," and my kids corrected her: "Close your ears!" She fiddled with an ornament on the other side of the Christmas tree, and then I heard the unmistakable sound of a Wurlitzer 150 playing "Over the Waves"! It's an obvious gift for a carousel nut. When a tiny button is pushed it plays for about 20 seconds, and then the sound stops, thankfully! It seems to be an audio wave file recording, reproduced through an all-too-small loudspeaker.
The ornament is a miniature carousel gazebo with a horse in the style of Charles Looff, about 3 inch diameter by 5 inch high. It's powered from an empty lamp socket in a twisted-pair string of 15-volt Christmas lamps. Carole says she bought it on sale after Christmas last year for less than $20.
"Keepsake Ornament", Magic Collector's Series,
(C) 1995 Tobin Fraley. "Authentic music supplied by
Carrousel Music, Chambersburg, PA."
Sold by Hallmark Cards, Inc.
Robbie Rhodes
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