Editing Jack-in-the-box (section)

{{Short description|Children's toy}}
{{About|the toy|the restaurant|Jack in the Box|other uses|Jack in the Box (disambiguation)}}
[[File:Jack-in-the-box 1863 Harpers.png|thumb|Two boys playing with a jack-in-the-box in an 1863 illustration]]
[[File:Jack in the box after Gavarni.jpg|thumb|Jack-in-the-box after  [[Paul Gavarni]]]]

A '''jack-in-the-box''' is a children's [[toy]] that outwardly consists of a [[Music Box|music box]] with a [[Crankset|crank]].<ref name="Sobey2008" /> When the crank is turned, a [[music box]] mechanism in the toy plays a [[melody]]. After the crank has been turned a sufficient number of times (such as at the end of the melody), the lid pops open and a figure, usually a [[clown]] or [[jester]], pops out of the box. Some jacks-in-the-box open at random times when cranked, making the [[startle]] even more effective. Many of those that use "[[Pop Goes the Weasel]]" open at the point in the melody when the word "pop" would be sung. In 2005, the jack-in-the-box was inducted into the U.S. [[National Toy Hall of Fame]],<ref>{{Cite web |title=Jack-in-the-Box |url=https://www.museumofplay.org/toys/jack-in-the-box/ |access-date=2022-09-30 |publisher=The Strong National Museum of Play |language=en-US}}</ref> where are displayed all types of versions of the toy, starting from the beginning versions, and ending with the most recently manufactured versions.