That is just like the one in my parents home! Theirs is a 1880s ish model. It was so funny as a child i never knew the treasure that was hiding inside and i would sit underneath it a play with the pedal. They have the sphinx on theirs as well.
I will have to take a pic and write down all the information so we can look it up and see more about it.
Thank goodness i asked my mom about it last week.
Thank you for sharing this! I love seeing these machines be put in a loving home.