(Photograph courtesy of Reblitz-Bowers Encyclopedia.)

Peerless Style 44 Cabinet Piano—Early Design. Introduced in the middle of 1903, this 44-note cabinet piano was a sensation and very popular anywhere space was at a premium. The case style shown above is how the Style 44 appeared at the time of its introduction, with this case style generally referred to as the early design.

(Photograph courtesy of Reblitz-Bowers Encyclopedia.)

Peerless Style 44 Cabinet Piano—Late Design. Within a year of the introduction of the Style 44 in mid-1903, the case design was changed to the above, in what is generally referred to today as the late case design.