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March 29, 2007
Niort 790191 79000
Deux-Sèvres Poitou-Charentes
46.317 -0.467 25 m

"
Gives which can!
Give which wants!
But when one gives, it is better.
Thank you
"
It is for" Gipsy "
Player of barrel organ on the market of Niort.

It is a musical wind instrument of the class of the organ. The musician turns a crank which involves a long rigid ribbon of punch cards. Each hole corresponds to a note.

http://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orgue_de_Barbarie
http://www.aaimm.org/index.php?pgid=8

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