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'The automatic piano, which with embellishments added is known as the orchestrion, represents a unique field of human endeavor. This book is only the second in this century to have explored the history of these machines in depth, so it is not surprising that so little is known about them by the general public.'

Lavishly illustrated in black and white, this early out-of-print book is an in-depth study of these unique musical instruments.

PUT ANOTHER NICKEL IN – A History of Coin-Operated Pianos and Orchestrions; by Q. David Bowers, Bonanza Books, NY, 1966 First Edition.

The author 'has brought to light thousands of interesting facts, pictures, and stories relating to this once huge industry.' Reproduced are facsimiles of catalog and sales advertisements fill this volume along with hundreds of pictures of different models with identifying captions. The Book covers such instruments as coin pianos, the tonophone, the pianino, the violin piano, automatic music roll changer, pianorchestra, the paganini, the Bijou orchestra, the banjorchestra, the mandolin sextette, theater photoplayers, the Wurlitzer harp, and many other piano types. Makers cover F. Engelhardt & Sons, Niagra Musical Instrument Mfg. Co., The J.P.