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Two hands hold the walnut music box and turn its brass crank, a pale jointed wooden whale on brass rods above, a knit sweater behind.

Beech edition on a dark blue cloth: a pale jointed wooden whale on three brass rods above a light beech frame with gears, cams and a gold music box.

Walnut edition on white: a blue-violet jointed wooden whale on three brass rods above a dark walnut frame with gears, cams and a gold music box.

Side view of a hand turning the brass crank on the walnut frame, the pale wooden whale rising on its rods.

Close view of a beech frame held in one hand: the wooden gear wheels, cams on a brass shaft and the gold music box movement.

Hands hold a walnut music box with a pale jointed whale on brass rods, three cams and the music box movement in view.

Close view inside the walnut frame: the gear wheel, three cams on a brass shaft and the rods they lift.

The brass crank on the side of the beech frame, close up, on a wooden table.

Two hands hold a walnut-framed music box and turn its brass crank, a pale jointed wooden whale on brass rods above, a soft knit blanket behind.

Light wood music box on a desk, a pale jointed whale on three rods above three round cams, a gold music box movement at the bottom of the frame.

Close side view of a blue-violet wooden whale with pale ribs, standing on brass rods above a walnut box, dark background.

Ocean collection · Whale music box automaton

Tidehymn

4,761 ฿

Turn the crank. The whale sings.

Hand crank, no batteries
Music box
Beech or walnut

Arrives in 7–12 days · ships from our partner warehouse

30-day returns
Replaced free if it arrives broken
Real people reply within 24 hours
From the 9spaceX team, since 2016

Every turn is a verse.

Turn the brass crank and three cams lift the whale's rods one after another, so its body rolls like it is swimming.

The same crank plays the music box under the frame.

The frame is open, so you can watch every gear and cam at work.

Watch it move

One clip plays at a time, as it scrolls into view.

A hand turns the crank on the walnut edition and the blue-violet whale rolls on its rods, a vase of dried grass behind.

A hand turns the crank on the beech edition and the pale whale rolls on its rods, a vase of dried grass behind.

Close view of the blue-violet wooden whale rolling from head to tail on its brass rods as the crank turns.

What you can see moving

A crank turns a shaft with three cams.

Each cam lifts one brass rod a moment after the last, so the jointed whale rolls from head to tail.

The same shaft drives the music box movement at the bottom of the frame.

The wood

Beech or walnutFrameChoose the edition
WoodJointed whale
BrassRods and crank

Who it's for

Music lovers

A tune you play with your own hand.

Ocean lovers

For the person who goes quiet at the sea.

A gift to keep

No batteries, nothing to charge. Just turn it.

Told straight

Power: Hand crank
In the box: The music box with its whale. A few simple parts fit on when it arrives.
Delivery: Arrives in 7–12 days · ships from our partner warehouse
Made in: Made in our partner workshop in China. Sold, shipped and supported by 9spaceX.

From people who own one

No reviews for Tidehymn yet.

It is new to our shelf, and we would rather show nothing than make something up. If you own one, a ten-second clip of it moving on your desk helps the next person more than anything we could write.