Catalogue Illustration of a
Welte Style 5 Concert Orchestrion

This catalogue illustration was probably taken sometime during the mid to late 1890s. It is indicative of the beautifully ornate architectural motifs commonplace with all Welte Cottage and Concert Orchestrions built prior to 1910-12. Orchestrions made later than this date were generally built with relatively simple case designs, leaving behind forever the deliciously decorated cases that had previously been the hallmark of Welte artistry.