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Musical Boxes in the Old West
By Gary Davis

> How music boxes often ended up in brothels is mystifying!

Without getting too graphic, I imagine the music boxes served
two purposes in the brothels:

1. Background noise in lieu of sound insulation;

2. Timers for the services being provided -- when the song ends
   your time is up!

Gary Davis

(Message sent Wed 18 May 2011, 15:44:22 GMT, from time zone GMT-0600.)

Key Words in Subject: Boxes, Musical, Old, West

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