| Soldier Playing Leierkasten
Origin: German or Belgian
Age: 19th century
Size: 13 1/4" x 6 1/4"
Note: Following a war, soldiers in some European countries were known to come home and walk the streets playing a leierkasten (music box) as a way to earn money. This was supposedly due to either lack of jobs for the soldiers or if they had sustained a crippling injury during the war.
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