Disc is manufactured from thin steel sheet by presswork, with round aperture in the center and oblong perforation along the edge. Projection slots; musical piece title in German, English and French, the catalog number, composer last name; trademark is in the form of the brand name and a lyre with laurel branches entwined by ribbon are on the face side, covered with transparent protective varnish. Projections formed by partial cutting and bending, which location determines the aria “Wie mein Ahnl (ich) zwanzig Jahr” sounding are on the work side, covered with protective oxide layer. This melody is from the operetta “The Bird Seller” (Der Vogelhändler) by the Austrian composer of the 19^th century Zeller, Carl Adam Johann Nepomuk (19.06.1842-17.081898). The premiere of this operetta took place on January 10, 1891 at the Theater An der Wien in Vienna.
Music player: Disc music box “Orphenion” (No.677).

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