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A rare J P Seeburg (Chicago America) Coin in the Slot electric Nickleodean 1925-28
Sold for £3,800
Estimated at £1,500 - £2,000
A rare J P Seeburg (Chicago America) Coin in the Slot electric Nickleodean 1925-28, Style C, named ‘Xylophonium’, light oak wooden case, the base with two front opening doors, the top with a single central door and three leaded stained glass panels, volume control and on-off switch, containing a fifty-four note piano, mandolin and xylophone, working on 20p, keys and a further six boxed rolls, each having ten tunes —56in. (142cm.) high x 38 1/2in. (98cm.) wide x 25in. (64cm.) deep - for reference see ‘Encyclopedia of Automatic Musical Instruments’ by David Bowers - believed to have come from a Kentucky dance hall of ill repute!