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A music box (American English) or musical box (British English) is an automatic musical instrument in a box that produces musical notes by using a set of pins placed on a revolving cylinder or disc to pluck the tuned teeth (or lamellae) of a steel comb.
Music Box Theatre, a Broadway theater in New York City; Music Box Theatre (Chicago), Chicago, Illinois Music Box Theater (Los Angeles), Los Angeles, California Musical Box, a British Medium Mark A Whippet tank that achieved fame for actions during the Battle of Amiens
Coquito made with added purée of pumpkin or sweet potato and pumpkin pie spice is popular during Thanksgiving. Coquito de piña colada blends Puerto Rico's national drink with its national holiday drink. The basic coquito recipe is blended with pineapple juice, lime zest, and bitters garnished with cinnamon powder and maraschino cherries.
Puerto Rico has its coquito, Mexico its rompope, and America the eggnog. So, what are the differences between these festive beverages?
Regina Music Box – Regina's music boxes were their original product, and they had an 80–90% share of the market at the company's peak. Regina music boxes use a flat metal disc, as opposed to a cylinder. Sizes ranged from 8.5 to 27 inches. The boxes were renowned for the rich tone, and they used a double set of tuned teeth.
According to a 1987 article in The New York Times, the Music Box Society International first formed in the early 1900s to preserve and conserve existing examples of music boxes. [ 1 ] According to the MBSI's own website, the organization was founded in 1949. [ 2 ]
Coquito [1] was first published and sold in the city of Arequipa in 1955. The print runs remained small until the book started to be printed in Lima, in 1957, by Peruvian publisher Iberia S.A. The number of copies printed and sold grew steadily, and soon Coquito was being sold throughout Peru and in Colombia, Bolivia and Ecuador.
José "Coquito" López Rosario (1976 – July 28, 2006 ) was a Puerto Rican drug dealer and kingpin as well as a mafia boss. Lopez Rosario's death caused a scandal in Puerto Rico because of his alleged ties to prominent politicians. José was the boss of one of the 3 families that compose the Puerto Rican mafia.