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Series 1: Aeolian Company 1839-1926

Arrangement

This series is in original order and organized into four sub-series: Aeolian Company Patents, 1867-1924 British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments, 1877-1902 Mechanical Musical Instruments, 1849-1924 Piano Patents, 1839-1926

Scope and Contents

This series contains piano, organ, player piano, and player organ patents in 62 bound volumes from the Aeolian company. The majority of the patent volumes are from the United States Patent Office but there are a small number from the English Patent Office. The volumes date from circa 1839 to 1926, and are organized by dates and alphabetical indexes. Also included is one envelope entitled ‘Aeolian American Action’; undated, which contains an advertisement.
 

Sub-series I: Aeolian Company Patents 1867-1924

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains patents from the Aeolian company in 4 bound volumes. All of the patent volumes are from the United States Patent Office. The volumes dates from 1867 to 1924, and are organized chronologically.
box 1, volume 1

Aeolian Company Patents, Volume 1 [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.619] 1867-1888

box 1, volume 2

Aeolian Company Patents, Volume 2 [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.620] 1888-1904

box 1, volume 3

Aeolian Company Patents, Volume 3 [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.621] 1904-1913

box 1, volume 4

Aeolian Company Patents, Volume 4 [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.622] 1913-1924

 

Sub-series II: British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments 1877-1902

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains piano, organ, player piano, and player organ patents in 8 bound volumes from the Aeolian company. All of the patent volumes are from the English Patent Office. The volumes dates from 1877 to 1902, and are organized chronologically.
Box 1, volume 5

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.623] 1877-1884

Box 2, volume 1

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.624] 1888-1890

Box 2, volume 2

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.625] 1891-1893

Box 2, volume 3

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.626] 1894-1896

Box 2, volume 4

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.627] 1897-1898

Box 2, volume 5

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.628] 1899

Box 2, volume 6

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.629] 1900-1901

Box 2, volume 7

British Patents, Music and Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.630] 1902

 

Sub-series III: Mechanical Musical Instruments 1849-1924

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains mechanical musical instrument patents in 35 bound volumes. All of the patent volumes are from the United States Patent Office. The volumes date from 1849 to 1924, and are organized chronologically. Also included is one envelope entitled ‘Aeolian American Action’; undated, which contains an advertisement.
box 2, volume 8

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.631] 1849-1888

box 3, volume 1

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.632] 1881-1885

box 3, volume 2

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.633] 1886-1888

box 3, volume 3

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.634] 1889-1907

box 3, volume 4

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.635] 1896-1898

box 3, volume 5

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.636] 1899-1900

box 3, volume 6

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.637] 1901

box 4, volume 1

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.638] 1902

box 4, volume 2

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.639] 1903

box 4, volume 3

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.640] 1904

box 4, volume 4

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.641] 1905

box 4, volume 5

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.642] 1906

box 5, volume 1

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.643] 1907

box 5, volume 2

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.644] 1908

box 5, volume 3

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.645] 1909

box 5, volume 4

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.646] 1910

box 5, volume 5

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.647] 1911

box 6, volume 1

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.648] 1912

box 6, volume 2

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.649] 1912

box 6, volume 3

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.650] 1913

box 6, volume 4

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.651] 1913

box 6, volume 5

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.652] 1914

box 6, volume 6

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.653] 1914

box 7, volume 1

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.654] 1915

box 7, volume 2

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.655] 1915

box 7, volume 3

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.656] 1916

box 7, volume 4

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.657] 1916

box 7, volume 5

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.658] 1916

box 7, volume 6

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.659] 1918

box 8, volume 1

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.660] 1918

box 8, volume 2

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.661] 1919

box 8, volume 3

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.662] 1920

box 8, volume 4

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.663] 1921

box 8, volume 5

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.664] 1922

box 8, volume 6

Mechanical Musical Instruments [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.665] 1923-1924

Box 8, Folder 7

Aeolian American Action advertisement undated

 

Sub-series VI: Piano Patents 1839-1926

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains piano patents in 15 bound volumes. All of the patent volumes are from the United States Patent Office. The volumes date from 1839 to 1926, and are organized chronologically.
box 9, volume 1

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.666] 1839-1870

box 9, volume 2

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.667] 1871-1877

box 9, volume 3

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.668] 1878-1882

box 9, volume 4

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.669] 1883-1886

box 9, volume 5

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.670] 1887-1889

box 9, volume 6

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.671] 1890-1891

box 10, volume 1

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.672] 1892-1894

box 10, volume 2

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.673] 1895-1897

box 10, volume 3

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.674] 1898-1900

box 10, volume 4

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.675] 1901-1903

box 10, volume 5

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.676] 1904-1905

box 10, volume 6

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.677] 1906-1908

box 11, volume 1

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.678] 1909-1912

box 11, volume 2

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.679] 1917-1921

box 11, volume 3

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.680] 1922-1926

 

Series 2: The Amphion Company 1901-1926

Arrangement

This series is in original order and is organized in two series: Index to Patents, undated Piano Player Patents, 1901-1926

Scope and Contents

This series contains piano, organ, player piano, and player organ patents in 34 bound volumes from the Amphion Company. The majority of the volumes are either patent indexes or piano player patents. The volumes date from circa 1901 to 1926, and are organized alphabetically.
 

Sub-series I: Index to Patents 1860-1904

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains indexes for piano, organ, player piano, and player organ patents in 12 bound volumes from the Amphion Company. The volumes date from 1860-1904 and are organized alphabetically by patent holder
box 11, volume 4

Index to Patents A, B [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.681] 1864-1904

box 11, volume 5

Index to Patents C [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.682] 1867-1904

box 11, volume 6

Index to Patents D, E, F [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.683] 1860-1904

box 12, volume 1

Index to Patents G [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.684] 1871-1904

box 12, volume 2

Index to Patents H [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.685] 1877-1904

box 12, volume 3

Index to Patents I, J, K, L [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.686] 1879-1904

box 12, volume 4

Index to Patents M, N, O [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.687] 1870-1904

box 12, volume 5

Index to Patents P [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.688] 1863-1904

box 12, volume 6

Index to Patents S [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.689] 1866-1904

box 12, volume 7

Index to Patents T, U, V [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.690] 1866-1904

box 12, volume 8

Index to Patents W [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.691] 1866-1904

box 13, volume 1

Index to Patents R, Y, Z [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.692] 1869-1904

 

Sub-series II: Piano Player Patents 1901-1926

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains player piano patents in 22 bound volumes from the Amphion Company. The volumes date from 1901 to 1926, and are organized alphabetically.
box 13, volume 2

Piano Player Patents A-B [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.693] 1903-1912

box 13, volume 3

Piano Player Patents C-D [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.694] 1903-1912

box 13, volume 4

Piano Player Patents E-H [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.695] 1903-1912

box 13, volume 5

Piano Player Patents J-P [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.696] 1903-1912

box 13, volume 6

Piano Player Patents R-V [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.697] 1903-1912

box 13, volume 7

Piano Player Patents W-Z [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.698] 1903-1912

box 14, volume 1

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.699] 1901-1903

box 14, volume 2

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.700] 1904-1906

box 14, volume 3

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.701] 1907

box 14, volume 4

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.702] 1912

box 14, volume 5

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.703] 1912

box 15, volume 1

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.704] 1914

box 15, volume 2

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.705] 1915

box 15, volume 3

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.706] 1916

box 15, volume 4

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.707] 1917

box 16, volume 1

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.708] 1918

box 16, volume 2

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.709] 1919

box 16, volume 3

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.710] 1920

box 16, volume 4

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.711] 1921

box 16, volume 5

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.712] 1922

box 16, volume 6

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.713] 1923

box 17, volume 1

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.714] 1924

box 17, volume 2

Piano Player Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.715] 1926

 

Series 3: Mason & Hamlin Company 1825-1909

Arrangement

This series is in original order and is organized in two series: Organ Patents, 1838-1908 Piano Patents, 1825-1909

Scope and Contents

This series contains organ and piano patents in 27 bound volumes from the Mason & Hamlin company. The volumes date from 1825 to 1909, and are organized by instrument and then chronologically.
 

Sub-series I: Organ Patents 1838-1908

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains organ patents in 12 bound volumes from the Mason & Hamlin company. The volumes date from circa 1838 to 1908, and are organized chronologically.
box 17, volume 3

Organ Patents, Index organ [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.716] 1838-1908

box 17, volume 4

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.717] 1838-1868

box 17, volume 5

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.718] 1869-1872

box 17, volume 6

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.719] 1873-1875

box 17, volume 7

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.720] 1876-1879

box 18, volume 1

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.721] 1880-1883

box 18, volume 2

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.722] 1884-1888

box 18, volume 3

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.723] 1889-1892

box 18, volume 4

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.724] 1893-1894

box 18, volume 5

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.725] 1895-1897

box 18, volume 6

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.726] 1901-1903

box 18, volume 7

Organ Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.727] 1907-1908

 

Sub-series II: Piano Patents 1825-1909

Scope and Contents

This sub-series contains piano patents in 15 bound volumes from the Mason & Hamlin company. The volumes date from 1825 to 1909, and are organized chronologically.
box 19, volume 1

Piano Patents, Index piano [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.728] 1825-1909

box 19, volume 2

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.729] 1825-1867

box 19, volume 3

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.730] 1868-1871

box 19, volume 4

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.731] 1872-1875

box 19, volume 5

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.732] 1876-1878

box 19, volume 6

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.733] 1879-1883

box 19, volume 7

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.734] 1884-1886

box 20, volume 1

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.735] 1887-1889

box 20, volume 2

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.736] 1890-1891

box 20, volume 3

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.737] 1892-1893

box 20, volume 4

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.738] 1894

box 20, volume 5

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.739] 1896-1898

box 20, volume 6

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.740] 1898-1900

box 21, volume 1

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.741] 1907-1908

box 21, volume 2

Piano Patents [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.742] 1909

 

Series 4: Patents Index 1849-1913

Arrangement

This series is in original order.

Scope and Contents

This series contains piano, organ, player piano, and player organ patents indexes in 3 bound volumes. The volumes date from 1849 to 1913, and are organized alphabetically by patent holder.
Box 21, volume 3

Patent Index A-M [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.743] 1849-1913

box 21, volume 4

Patent Index N-Z [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.744] 1849-1913

box 22, volume 1

Patent Index (Chronological by patent #) [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.745] 1849-1913

 

Series 5: Patents of Player Action, Etc. 1900-1908

Arrangement

This series is in original order.

Scope and Contents

This series contains piano player patents in 3 bound volumes. The volumes date from 1900 to 1908, and are arranged chronologically.
box 22, volume 2

Patents of Player Action, Etc. [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.746 Vol. 1] 1900-1904

box 22, volume 3

Patents of Player Action, Etc. [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.747 Vol. 2] 1905-1907

box 22, volume 4

Patents of Player Action, Etc. [Strong Museum call number 87.3000.748 Vol. 3] 1908