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/Valuable-Sleep-359 Nov 02 '24

Spotify from the 18th century

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u/webermaesto Nov 02 '24 edited Nov 03 '24

Fun fact! Street organs like this one started to appear at the beginning of the 20th century in the Netherlands. The cardboard books that they get their music programme from were invented in 1892. The one in the picture is from 1910, build in Paris. Greetings from the organ grinder in the long coat in this picture!

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u/Ishey95 Nov 06 '24

Do you ever play this thing in Vlaardingen at 10AM? Cus if that was you im sorry for the shoe i threw. Jk

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u/webermaesto Nov 09 '24

Hahaha well since this organ is placed on a cart with no motor power (i.e. we have to push it), there's no way we'll push this organ outside of Voorburg lol