c. 1912
Manufactured by Peerless Piano Player Co. of St. Johnsville, NY.
Contains a piano, one rank of pipes, and traps.
Only one Style A machine is known to exist.
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c. 1912
Manufactured by Peerless Piano Player Co. of St. Johnsville, NY.
Contains a piano, one rank of pipes, and traps.
Only one Style A machine is known to exist.
r_swaney@msn.com · ·
c. 1898
Manufactured by Peerless Piano Player Co. of St. Johnsville, NY.
This was the first American-made coin-operated piano. Like the Link machines, it employs an endless roll.
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c. 1942
Manufactured by Theofiel Mortier of Antwerp, Belgium.
Contains over 600 pipes, accordion, full percussion, xylophone, wood blocks, and other sound effects.
Due to lack of build materials during WWII, the pipes and façade are constructed almost entirely of wood.
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c. 1927
Manufactured by the Link Piano Co. of Binghamton, NY.
Contains a piano and repeating xylophone.
All link instruments play a multi-tune continuous roll that never needs rewinding. They are particularly popular for their snappy arrangements.
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c. 1906
Manufactured by Limonaire Freres in Waldkirch, Germany.
Contains ranks of pipes, xylophone, wood blocks, drums, and cymbal.
Large Limonaire organs were voiced for outdoor venues, and have a loud but sweet tone for fairs and amusement park rides. This organ was an incomplete Gavioli instrument when the sale of the Gavioli factory to Limonaire Freres took place.