Other musical curiosities of the cylinder type include an organ, advertised by F.H. Glackemeyer, which was 'superior in excellence... several instruments of Music perform with it, by self-moving machinery, and when in motion form a complete band in perfect concert' (Quebec Gazette, 13 Jul 1815). Also popular during the 19th and early 20th centuries were the Orchestrion (a mechanically driven piano, cymbals, and drums) and the Polyphon, a large spring-wound music box. Examples of these are housed in the Sounds of Yesteryear Museum in Winnipeg. See also Barrel organs; Instrument collections; Player pianos and nickelodeons.
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Music Boxes
Published Online February 7, 2006
Last Edited January 20, 2014