Gally's Autophone Print, 1879
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Gally's Autophone which appeared in the Scientific American in June 1879. Each tone is a hole in the scroll. Merritt Gally (August 15, 1839 - 1916) was an American inventor. He learned the printing trade, graduated at the University of Rochester in 1863, studied at Auburn Theological Seminary, and in 1866 was ordained to the ministry of the Presbyterian church. After three years of pastoral work, however, he was compelled by the loss of his voice to withdraw from the pulpit, and turned his attention to mechanics. He invented the Universal printing press, built an establishment for the manufacture of presses, and obtained many patents on appliances connected with printing machinery. His experiments in regard to automatic musical instruments resulted in the invention of the "autophone" and of the so-called counterpoise pneumatic system employed in similar contrivances. Close to five hundred patents were granted to Gaily during his lifetime, the most widely known being that of the player piano and the mechanical organ. A player piano (also known as pianola or autopiano) is a self-playing piano, containing a pneumatic or electro-mechanical mechanism that operates the piano action via pre-programmed music perforated paper, or in rare instances, metallic rolls. © New York Public Library / Science Source
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American Inventor , Autophone Instrument , Pneumatic Musical System , Self Playing Piano History , Merritt Gally Inventions , Scientific American Artifacts , Historical Musical Instruments USA , Electro Mechanical Technology , Mechanical Organ Machinery
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Wood effect frame, card mounted, 10x8 fade resistant photo print. Overall outside dimensions 14x12 inches (36x31cm). Environmentally and ozone friendly, 40mm wide x 15mm Polycore® moulding has the look of real wood, is durable and light and easy to hang. Biodegradable and made with non-chlorinated gases (no toxic fumes) it is efficient; producing 100 tons of polystyrene can save 300 tons of trees! Prints are glazed with lightweight, shatterproof, optical clarity acrylic (providing the same general protection from the environment as glass). The back is stapled hardboard with a sawtooth hanger attached. Note: measurements provided are estimated outer dimensions, which include both the image and the frame. While we aim to keep sizing consistent, exact dimensions may vary slightly due to differences in print size or production requirements, which may result in a variation in the overall size (up to approximately 2.5cm (1"))
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