"Doc" Abrams had a lifelong fascination with musical machines and instruments. Abrams collected musical oddities [one of which-- dubbed "Musical Casket No. 2"-- is included in his papers] and frequently gave lectures on his hobby of repairing old music boxes.
Image from AC.114: W. Amos Abrams Papers, 1884-1984, undated.
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