Daniel Okunak wrote in 051117 MMDigest, "I wonder if your customer
knows what his is worth in mint condition?"

A Verbena toy barrel is for sale at the Chartres auction to be held
on 4 December 2005.  It's described as

  No. 564: An amusing small 4 tunes Spanish mechanical piano by
  Verbena.  Width 38, H. 39, D. 20 cm.  ... playing on 20 keys
  (15 gongs, woodblock, bells, cymbals) ...  Good general condition.

The estimated value is 400 to 500 euros.  A photo is at
  http://mmd.foxtail.com/Auctions/index.html
  http://mmd.foxtail.com/Auctions/Chartres0512/index.html

The brand name, Verbena, evokes the lively "Verbena de la Paloma"
festival held each August in Madrid, and also the zarzuela (light
opera) composed by Tomás Bretón.

Robbie Rhodes
Etiwanda, Calif.