Kermit Hobbs asked about musical machines in their original settings.
The Weber Solea orchestrion at the Café Restaurant Au Fribourgois,
in Bulle, Switzerland, isn't really a nickelodeon, but was commissioned
for the restaurant in 1914, according to the restaurant website at
https://www.cafe-restaurant-au-fribourgeois.ch/presentation
There are several videos of this instrument on YouTube; the following
two videos are pretty good, quality-wise, and shows the workings of
this amazing instrument:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9bu81Xb7qoQ
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ay14BxR11LE
Andreas Wagner
Southern France
Café Fribourgeois
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