Mandolin Cylinder Musical Box Has Initials "JB"
By Jean-Marc Lebout
In the 090330 MMD Alan Rigg asked about the initials "JB" stamped on
the underside of the comb of a box he had purchased.
JB are the initials of Jean Billon. This Swiss company is normally a
retailer, but sometimes makes complete boxes under the name Jean
Billon-Haller (Billon and his wife Haller). He works also in
partnership with Isaac, and it is not rare to find on the bottom of
bedplates the mark SBI for "Société Billon Isaac." I have seen that on
many Paillard music boxes.
Jean-Marc Lebout
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