Pesaresi Barrel Piano. Name that tune!

This is a 48 note barrel piano made by Pesaresi & son of Warner Street in Clerkenwell, London, sometime between 1898 & 1914. I am playing all 10 tunes on the barrel as we would like people to help us identify some of the tunes. We have so far identified the following:

tune 2 - 'Doing The Lambeth Walk'
tune 3 - 'Whistle While You Work'
tune 10 or 0 - 'The Sweetest Song In The World'.

Tunes 3 & 10 were published in 1938, tune 2 in 1937, so we know the barrel is not original to the instrument

Can you help us with any others please? No prizes, just glory!
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Music

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• Pesaresi
• barrel piano
• barrel organ
• hurdy gurdy
• street piano
• Clerkenwell

[clockworktoys]

I would like to see more of this piano, it looks very close to the one I am restoring but made by G.Capra Philadelphia. The dimensions, hammers and string layout look identical. Are the large bolts above the tuners factory? Or did they have the same problem as me with the wood separating along top edge?

[robbarkerorgans]

@clockworktoys As far as I know the bolts are original, although the plank had come away from the back. Most barrel pianos are basically the same layout but the scales differ. I have plenty of restoration photos if you need any more info.

[ceredigio]

@petermackett37 Varetto made barrel organs as well, as did Bacigalupo, one of their organs is in Australia and was restored by Richard Ellis some years ago. I think Ben Varetto made books for Chiappa when he left the Varetto firm.

[petermackett37]

@ceredigio Yes,they were builder's of Barrel Pianos and Barrels as were several others such as Pasquale,Antonelli and Varetto.

[ceredigio]

@petermackett37 Didn't the Tomasso company make barrels?

[Londonfogey]

Tune no.2 is 'Lambeth Walk'. No. 3: 'Whistle While You Work'

[Londonfogey]

Tune no.2 is 'Lambeth Walk'. Oy!

[robbarkerorgans]

@Laddo32 Thank you!