More Photographs for
Svoboda's Nickelodeon Tavern and Museum

Cremona Style A-Art piano.

(Photograph courtesy of Rusty King.)

The beautiful Cremona Style A-Art piano with swan glass, a church with steeple, and a steam locomotive and semaphore.

Mills single Violano-Virtuoso.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The fine single Violano that greeted visitors entering by the front door.

Victor A-roll piano.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The Victor A-roll piano, an early Operators Piano Company product.

Wurlitzer Pianino with two ranks of pipes and xylophone

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The Wurlitzer Pianino with two ranks of pipes and original xylophone mounted horizontally.

North Tonawanda Pianolin.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

North Tonawanda Pianolin, flanked by a National roll-changing piano on the left and a Seeburg E on the right. Since the collection had as many as four Seeburg E coin pianos on display at once, this one had the reiterating xylophone replaced with a set of orchestra bells.

Wurlitzer 103 band organ.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The Wurlitzer 103 band organ was located on top of the Nelson-Wiggen Style 8 in the main hall, turned around so customers could see the mechanism as it played. No matter how many pianos the customers played at once on a busy Friday or Saturday evening, the 103 sang out above the rest.

Seeburg KT Special.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The Seeburg KT Special, with the Cremona A-Art on the left and the Peerless Wisteria with added drum cabinet on the right.

Link 2E.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The Link 2E, located in the Mahogany Room.

Eberhardt A-roll piano.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The Eberhardt A-roll piano containing Coinola mechanisms below the keyboard and an original Cremona pneumatic stack.

Seeburg F.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The Seeburg F, with a Seeburg K with violin pipes to its right.

violin hand-played from a keyboard.

(Art Reblitz Photograph.)

The collection included many curiosities, including this violin that was mechanically hand-played from a keyboard. Its origin was unknown, although it was speculated that it was made by an employee of the Mills Novelty Company. No known existing literature proves that connection.

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