ROLLER ORGANS

The Autophone Company's
"Ingenious Mechanism"

by Todd Augsburger

  
The definitive book on Roller Organs is now available! This large format 8.75 x 10.75 inch softcover volume contains nearly 150 pages of history, design, advertising, and reference material, including over 200 illustrations/charts/photos. $30 each + $5 U.S. shipping

Also available is a companion CD containing the entire book in electronic (PDF) format, with full-color photographs. Included as a bonus are complete texts of nearly 50 reference documents. Book w/CD $40 + $5 U.S. shipping

Book contents include:
Introduction
What Is a Roller Organ?
Company History
Background
The Autophone Years
"Ingenious Mechanism"
A Single Focus
Expansion and Growth
The End of an Era
Postscript
Advertising
Autophone Advertising
Pre-1900 Roller Organ Advertising		 1900s Roller Organ Advertising
Roller Organ Gallery
Pressure Models
Vacuum Models
Shipping and Crating
Modifications and the Unusual
Design Evolution
Dating and External Identification
Air Supply Variations
Economy
Efficiency
Tuning and Temperament
Rollers		 Rollers and Tunes
Titles and Labels
Maintenance and Repair
Valves and Adjustment
Case Disassembly
Bellows Repair
Collecting
Roller Titles (numerical order)
Roller Titles (alphabetical order)
Patent Documents
Mechanism Detail
References
Index

For further information or orders contact:
Todd Augsburger, 15577 US Hwy 68, Kenton, OH 43326-9306 USA; email todd@rollerorgans.com
(Check or Money Order in US dollars, credit card or electronic transfer via www.paypal.com. Dealers welcome.)