Dear Sun Spots: I am looking for someone who buys porcelain dolls in the area. I have some that I am interested in selling if I can locate a dealer for these in the area. Also I have a music box that if I would like to find out its worth and may sell also. It is old. – No Name, No Town.

Answer: In addition to responses from readers, Sun Spots wonders if you might have considered contacting Dan Poulin of Orphan Annies, featured in this column, to discuss your needs.

In the meantime, regarding your question on the old music box: You might also check in with the Musical Wonder House in Wiscasset which Sun Spots has often referenced in the past for readers with such questions.

According to their Web site, www.musicalwonderhouse.com, the Musical Wonder House is the oldest established full-service music box company north of New York City. Established in 1950 in Austria, it has been in business in the United States, since 1956. It is run by Danilo Konvalinka and Jospeh M. Villani.

Danilo is a quiet man, born in Yugoslavia but raised in Austria. He came to this country in 1956 and has always been in the music box business. His vocation and avocation are one in the same, mechanical musical instruments. Danilo’s Grandfather was Ferdinand Lang, who was the favored composer of the last royalty of Austria, Archduke Franz Ferdinand.

Joseph M. Villani was raised in Milo. He was educated in Lenox, Mass., and Rochester, N.Y., graduating with a B.S. in Music Ed with concentrations in Piano and Voice. Along with master’s study at Westminster Choir College under Joseph Flummerfelt and Nancy Parrella, USM and WCSU, he has sung with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra under Robert Shaw for the ‘Mostly Mozart’ series at Lincoln Center, NYC, as well as having the honor to sing for her majesty Queen Elizabeth II at Westminster Abbey, London, England.

The Musical Wonder House is a music box restoration services. From modern boxes to musical clocks or any musical antique treasure,on-site expert staff can precisely restore your musical instrument. They also specialize in cutting new gears for all size instruments and cylinder repinning and offer pristine comb repairs, from bent or broken tips to new teeth and tips. They can also rebuild the often corroded lead weights under the lower register of teeth. Even if your comb seems beyond restoration, an entirely new comb can be machined. Each restoration includes repairing or re-creating new dampers.

Contact the Musical Wonder House, P.O. Box 604, Wiscasset, ME 04578, 882-7163 or toll free at 800-336-3725.

Dear Sun Spots: I read the letter in your column from No Name in South Paris who had items with their original tags from Woolworths, Ames and more and who was wondering who might help her in establishing value to her items. This is something I could do for her and might even be interested in purchasing.

Looking forward to hearing from your reader!!!

I can be reached at Orphan Annies, 96 Court St., Auburn, ME 04210, 782-0638. – Dan Poulin, Auburn.

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