Enesco Music Box Collection

Wee Wedding Wishes Enesco Musical

It's a Tea Party Musical Par-Tea by Enesco

It's a Par-Tea
It's a Par-Tea! Seems as if there's a party going on...it's a par-tea, that is! Three tiny mice spin merrily about in pretty little tea cups as a saucer revolves underneath. Tune: Love Makes the World Go 'Round. Year of Introduction: 1994. (Enesco)
It's a Par-Tea! #599980; Enesco Small World of Music 1994 Collection

Home on the Range
It's strawberry season in the mouse kitchen, and the mice are whipping up a batch of pies. All figures move to the music:
Enesco: A bravely balanced unicyclist juggles as he mixes and beats the eggs. Another little baker rides a spoon, stirring batter which is flattened by a rolling pin with mouse on top. Next, berries are pressed through a grinder, and mice teeter-totter on a spatula as the head chef removes pastries from the glowing oven.
Another fascinating Small World of Music creation from Enesco artist Karen Hahn.
Tune: Whistle While You Work
Year of Introduction: 1993
Home on the Range #591033; 1997 Gift Gallery-Small World of Musicals

On Cue
On Cue. Mini-sota Mouse moves his cue stick back and forth, and his opponent pivots on his right foot. A player twists about, quenching his thirst, and a spectator moves up and down in a side pocket. Tune: We're in the Money. Year of Introduction: 1991. (Enesco)
On Cue #581275; Enesco Small World of Music 1995 Collection

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Enesco Musicals REPAIR Exciting News! I have heard from an Enesco expert in music box repair, and he has shared some tips for trouble shooting your Enesco musicals. These Enesco music boxes hold fond memories for him. He has shared some repair advice via an e-mail, hoping it will be of help for those of us who share his love for these marvelous little inventions. His Enesco background began when he worked for eight years in China at the plant that manufactured the musicals (1991-1998). During that time he was allocated to Enesco (Illinois) USA to run a warrant repair and service center (1992-1995). Since then, he has moved to Hong Kong and is working in another industry. He writes: Normally, electrical-operated music boxes consist of four main parts: 1. The transformer 2. The PCBA 3. The mechanical sound module 4. The gear box with the lever linkage. The plastic parts may become brittle over time. ... Also, the lubricant (i.e. the grease at the gear and the lever linkage) would dry completely, which "sticks" the entire gear mechanism. The gear box/ linkage mechanism is different among the musical boxes. Therefore, different techniques are needed to fix the broken musical. Recommendations for general repair. 1. Check the transformer; whether its output matches with the wordings printed at the outside of the transformer. If I remember right, output voltage is 9V and 500mA. For those giant music boxes, such as Doll House and the Amusement Park, they need 1000mA (or 1A ).	2. Check the output current and the voltage of the PCBA. The PCBA provides output voltage to the mechanical sound module and the gear box w/the lever linkage. The output voltage to the mechanical sound module is not adjustable, while it is adjustable for the gear box w/ the lever linkage. If I remember right, these two output voltages should not be over 3V. 3. For the mechanical sound module, it is motor-driven. There is a comb-liked plate, and it is rubbed against by a cylindrical drum to play music. Sometimes, the comb-linked plate may get corroded or the strips may be broken after years. If you find that the broken musical no longer plays music or plays with abnormal sound, I would venture to say that the mechanical sound modules are broken, and they cannot be fixed anymore. The mechanical sound module needs to be replaced instead of repaired. 4. Check the gear box w/lever linkage. Use Q-tips to remove all the 'dried' lubricant and check whether there is slippage between the metal shaft and the gears. The last thing, but not the least: It is challenging to find out how to open the broken music boxes for repair if it is your first time to open the musical box!	Working for Peanuts A Circus Wagon features the Circus Band from “Old Mapleton-Oconomowoc, Wic.” Everything you need for a circus: a panda, giraffe, elephant, mouse, dog, parrot, monkey, and a calliope circus wagon. Movement: The calliope pipes on both sides of the wagon move up and down as the music box pipes out the tune “Talk to the Animals.” The mouse in the rear seat turns back and forth as if to greet the circus audience; the circus wagon rolls to and fro; the lantern (battery powered) on the wagon glows; the panda, giraffe, and elephant turn their heads back and forth, all in beat to the music. NOTE: The elephant should have a bunch of balloons tied to his trunk, but they are missing in this photo. Tune: Talk to the Animals Year of Introduction: 1993. (Enesco) Working for Peanuts #593362; Enesco Small World of Music 1995 Collection	All We Want For Christmas All We Want For Christmas: Mice write a Dear Santa letter on the Saint Nicholas Writing Machine Co. Keys click up and down as two tiny mice travel toward each other. The carriage actually moves back and forth as the paper rolls continuously. The little mouse on the ribbon wheel spins. Another mouse presses the space bar up and down. Tune: Jolly Old St. Nicholas. Year of Introduction: 1990 All We Want for Christmas #568678; Enesco Small World of Music 1995 Collection
It's a Par-Tea It's a Par-Tea! Seems as if there's a party going on...it's a par-tea, that is! Three tiny mice spin merrily about in pretty little tea cups as a saucer revolves underneath. Tune: Love Makes the World Go 'Round. Year of Introduction: 1994. (Enesco) It's a Par-Tea! #599980; Enesco Small World of Music 1994 Collection	Baking You Happy Baking can be fun as we see with this creative culinary trio! One mouse mixes the batter and juggles eggs, as he circles around on the beaters. His friends teeter up and down, tottering while they work! Tune: Whistle While You Work Year of Introduction: 1995 Baking You Happy #136999; Enesco Small World of Music 1995 Collection	Home on the Range It's strawberry season in the mouse kitchen, and the mice are whipping up a batch of pies. All figures move to the music: Enesco: A bravely balanced unicyclist juggles as he mixes and beats the eggs. Another little baker rides a spoon, stirring batter which is flattened by a rolling pin with mouse on top. Next, berries are pressed through a grinder, and mice teeter-totter on a spatula as the head chef removes pastries from the glowing oven. Another fascinating Small World of Music creation from Enesco artist Karen Hahn. Tune: Whistle While You Work Year of Introduction: 1993 Home on the Range #591033; 1997 Gift Gallery-Small World of Musicals	Fur Elise
On Cue On Cue. Mini-sota Mouse moves his cue stick back and forth, and his opponent pivots on his right foot. A player twists about, quenching his thirst, and a spectator moves up and down in a side pocket. Tune: We're in the Money. Year of Introduction: 1991. (Enesco) On Cue #581275; Enesco Small World of Music 1995 Collection	Cozy Cup Carolers Mother and daughter enjoy singing at the spinet. Brother sleds around the saucer. Tune: Winter Wonderland. Year of Introduction: 1991. (Enesco) Cozy Cup Carolers #588210; Enesco Small World of Music 1995 Collection












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