Aeolian Co. Pianola Model Piano Player
date: label: date made
content: 1897
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This piano player model was made by Aeolian Co. in New York, New York, 1897.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>According to the accession paperwork, this instrument was the original pianola model, subsequently manufactured as the first practical pneumatic and marketable piano player. This piano player can accommodate 58 note paper rolls and is pedal operated. Edwin Votey is attributed as the inventor for this instrument. The patent for this pneumatic piano attachment, or pianola, was originally filed in 1897 and then renewed in 1900. U.S. Patent #650285, dated May 22, 1900.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: New York, New York City
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Mechanical Musical Instruments
publisher: label: Related Publication
content: Densmore, Frances. Handbook of the Collection of Musical Instruments in the United States National Museum.
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of The Aeolian Company
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.324741
label: accession number
content: 69233
label: catalog number
content: 324741
objectType: label: Object Name
content: piano player
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: wood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 45 1/2 in x 44 in x 23 in; 115.57 cm x 111.76 cm x 58.42 cm