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Online-Only Sale By Richard L. Dotta Auction Co. Set To Close Feb. 18 Regina 34 Orchestral Corona Music Box Among Rare Finds

February 13, 2026

Closing on Wednesday, Feb. 18, at 5 p.m. EST, Richard L. Dotta Auction Company LLC will conduct an online-only auction of antique and collectible toys, trains, advertising items, antique billiard tables, and collectibles. Highlighting the auction will be a rare Regina 34 Orchestral Corona 27-inch disc automatic changer music box. A Regina jukebox, more accurately referred to as a Regina music box, was a popular, high quality, coin operated musical automaton from the late 19th and early 20th century. This particular Regina upright music box has been enjoyed by the same family for more than 60 years, said Richard Dotta. Its an exquisite piece. The melodies of The Star Spangled Banner, Yankee Doodle Boy, Ben Hur Chariot Race March, and Mexican Beauties Serenata are so beautiful. Its handcrafted oak cabinet boasts cast brass corner spandrels on each door. The lower section holds 12 different 27-inch discs which are automatically moved from the carriage to player and back again. Dottas online auction includes a large selection of Lionel trains, antiques and collectibles toys, advertising signs, two antique pool tables plus billiard cues and accessories. A special preview of these items will be held at the Dotta Auction Center on Saturday, Feb. 14, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. The center is located at 330 W. Moorestown Road, Nazareth, Pa. The Regina Music Box Company of Rahway, N.J., held international prestige from the mid-1880s to the advent of the phonograph in the early 20th century. The company gained tremendous popularity, producing some of the eras most well-crafted and finest-sounding machines, with automatic changers among the rarest and most impressive. Due to their incredibly high cost, few could afford music boxes of this caliber and complexity, which limited the market for such machines tremendously. An extremely limited number of 27-inch automatic disc changers such as this were ever created, and even fewer have survived in such fine condition. For further information, visit www.dottaauction.com.
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