"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.

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