Before the Box: Nickelodeons and Player Pianos

From the 1889 nickel-in-the-slot phonograph to orchestrions and player pianos — the coin-op machines that first made music public property.

Playlist by @birth_of_the_jukebox

12 tracks, shared on Audicious.

1. 23rd November 1889: The world's first jukebox installed in a bar in San Francisco — HistoryPod
2. Who First Thought of the Jukebox? — America Comes Alive
3. Why Is It Called a ‘Jukebox’? — History of Simple Things
4. THE MUSIC PLAYS ON: SHORT HISTORY OF THE JUKEBOX — Dennis Morrison
5. Stanford's new player piano collection brings sounds of history to life — Stanford
6. The Story of the Player Piano — Stories Of Art
7. The Victorian Music Machine - A History of the Musical Box — Churchward Antiques
8. A History of Slot Machines and Trade Stimulators in America — Howard Kaplan
9. Historic Early Coinola X Orchestrion — dcramey
10. Edison Excelsior Coin Operated Phonograph Nickelodeon — Phonoguy
11. So Minnesota: Repairman keeps musical history of player pianos alive — KSTP 5 Eyewitness News
12. Millennial saves century-old high-tech: player pianos — KARE 11