Vtg 1940s DeVilbiss Opalescent Perfume Atomizer Thorens Music Box Base (READ) For Sale

Item Description:
Up for sale is a beautiful, 100% factory-original circa 1945–1948 vintage DeVilbiss perfume atomizer vanity bottle permanently mounted to its authentic, musical base. This elegant mid-century piece features a striking opalescent swirled glass body paired tiered housing.The underside of the dark wooden base features a highly collectible, original Swiss mechanical movement produced by the renowned Thorens factory in Switzerland. The wood is explicitly ink-stamped with the Thorens "Alpen" export line shield, alongside the classic American pop standard melody title, "Let Me Call You Sweetheart." You can also see the faint, authentic factory-stamped DeVilbiss "D-in-a-diamond" trademark right beside the Swiss shield, proving this was an original factory collaboration.When functioning properly, this luxury piece was designed so that lifting the heavy bottle from the vanity releases a spring plunger rod on the bottom, playing the romantic tune while you applied your perfume.Condition Details:

• Glass Body: Excellent vintage condition. The opalescent swirled glass is beautiful, clean, and entirely free of chips, cracks, or deep scratches.
• Metal & Finish: The gold-plated brass shows a lovely, light vintage patina and minor age-appropriate wear, but presents wonderfully for display.
• Music Box Mechanism: The internal Swiss Thorens mechanism is entirely intact and winds up successfully. However, it currently runs sporadically—it requires a slight tilt or a gentle tap on the spring-loaded plunger rod to keep playing consistently. This is a very common issue for 1940s mechanisms caused by dried-up factory grease, and it likely just needs a basic, standard degreasing/oiling to run smoothly.
• Completeness: The top metal cap assembly is present, but the original rubber pump and fabric-wrapped hose are missing (very common as old mid-century rubber naturally degrades over time). Replacement bulb/hose kits can be found cheaply online if you wish to fully restore it.
• Approximately 5.5 inches tall with base.