 The San Francisco Music Box Company opened its first store in San Francisco's
Pier 39 in 1978. This tiny store (only 500 sq. ft.) quickly became a popular
magnet for tourists and collectors generating phenomenal sales
in its first year. Since that time, SFMB has grown to a chain of 165
retail stores throughout the United States. Their popular catalogue now reaches
ten million households a year.
Pictured right: Limited Edition "Carnival Purple Egg" Music Box The company's strength has always been its focus on musical gifts. SFMB is the largest retailer of musical gifts in the world with a collection of almost 1,000 musical boxes and gifts ranging in price from $5 to several thousand dollars. Working with artists from around the world, they've created many one-of-a-kind
musical treasures especially for the chain. Approximately 70% of the products
are designed and produced exclusively by the SFMB in-house product development
team. Many of these are Limited Editions, and have become collectibles
in their own right. One such piece is the spectacular "Carnival Purple
Egg with Pendant", a Limited Edition of 500, created from real goose eggs.
In addition, they carry pieces from several noted artists including Marjorie Sarnat with her "Cherish the Thought," "Crystal Visions Collection" and "Sweet Inspirations" lines, and Matt and Matthew Danko who design Heart Tugs™ and Teddy Hugs™ figurines. They also have plush, musical Boyds Bears; Disney and Peanuts characters;
and lovely Winnie the Pooh music boxes.
With its spectacular success, it's not surprising that SFMB has established a Collectors' Club. Membership is free. Benefits include coupons towards future purchases and the opportunity to buy Members' Only music boxes. The World Collectors Net and The San Francisco Music Box Company are
pleased to offer collectors a spot to buy, sell and trade their cherished
SFMB pieces. |
Some of their most popular music boxes feature characters such as Betty
Boop, Phantom of the Opera, Classic Muppets and Raggedy Ann and Andy.
The San Francisco Music Box Company is perhaps best known for its beautiful,
heirloom-quality carousels. Since the company's inception, they've developed
over 100 exclusive carousel pieces. Retired pieces are highly sought-after.