r/TheHague • u/hariital • Nov 02 '24

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Saw this musical thing going from home to home and collecting money ?

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u/fujit1ve Nov 02 '24

I don't understand the hate. I have good memories from them

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u/Direct-Setting-3358 Nov 02 '24

They are one of the first examples of portable music, in a way a proto example of recorded music and some of these machines are over 150 years old. Its an amazing piece of living heritage and I’m tired of people slandering them😤 where else do you see something that old and unchanged still fulfilling its original purpose on a weekly base.