The Music Box, A Working Music Box Made Out of a Massive Soil Compactor Machine

The Music Box by Dave Cole

For his 2012 kinetic sculpture “The Music Box,” artist Dave Cole converted a 22,000 pound soil compactor machine into a massive music box that plays the “Star Spangled Banner.” Though Cole stripped most of the weight out of the compactor to make the sculpture more manageable, it still weighs in at 2,000 pounds. The sculpture was commissioned by the Cleveland Institute of Art.

The Music Box by Dave Cole

photos by Carly Gaebe

E.D.W. Lynch
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