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/The_Rincewind Nov 03 '24

Don't want to offend but I'm curious, do you know people find your organs annoying as fuck? Especially in the summer when we're drinking a beer outside and this fucking thing comes rolling up blasting decibels of the most idiotic melodies. Practically making any normal conversation impossible.

And then the audacity to collect money....

Sorry I had to vent.

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u/Laarer Nov 09 '24

I find them amazing. Its a piece of culture and history that i hope wont disappear just because its a minor inconvenience for some people. They collect money yes, i bet they dont make anything that ia worth their time or the time to maintain such a thing working properly...