#automatic instruments

Eye-catching pages from The Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments (1971), a huge resource on self-playing antiques like orchestrions, music boxes, barrel organs, fairground organs and player pianos. The book features a lengthy chapter on each variety with origins, histories on specific developers, galleries, old promos, and details on specific models’ functions.

This is a collection of photographs taken from The Musical Museum in Kew Bridge, London. This is a hidden gem that not many Londoners know about. For all instrument, sound, musicians, enthusiasts out there, this is a must visit. I know It's a little off centre London, but It's totally worth it.