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John McTavnmany, and Has also known others of
the playerpiano inventors. He has the same inter-
est in the subject that, must possess all others who
have followed the progress of the piano—and no
more. His uppermost thought is that the following
paper should be added-to the records, and there is
no better place for it than the American Music Trade
Weekly.
Furthermore, as an official document the follow-
ing paper seems to be peculiarly succinct and clear
in its expression. The illustrations alluded to in the
paper would add to the value of this caveat but. so
far as this writer is concerned, it is not practicable
to produce them. They are in the archives of the
Patent Office at Washington. Here, then, is the
old proof of McTammany's claim, as taken from the
original caveat tiled October 20, 1876.
PETITION.—CAVEAT.
To the Commissioner of Patents: The petition
of John McTammany, Jr., of Akron, in the County
of Summit and State of Ohio, RESPECTFULLY
REPRESENTS—That your petitioner has invented
a new and Improved Automatic Organ Attachment
and that he is now engaged in making experiments
for the purpose of perfecting the same, preparatory
to his applying for Letters Patent therefor. He
therefore prays that the subjoined description of his
Invention may be filed as a Caveat in the CONFI-
DENTIAL ARCHIVES of the Patent Office, agree-
able to the provisions of the Act of Congress in that
case made and provided; he having paid Ten Dol-
lars into the Treasury of the United States, and
otherwise complied with the requirements of the
said Act.
JOHN McTAMMANY, JR.
OATH.
City and County of New York,
State of New York.
On this 7th day of September, 1876, before the
subscriber, a Notary Public in and for said County,
personally appeared the above named John McTam-
many, Jr., and made solemn OATH that he verily
believes himself to be the original and first inventor
of the within described Improved Automatic Organ
Attachment and that he does not know or believe
that the same was ever before known or used; and
that he is a citizen of the United States.
CHAS. SEDGWICK,
Notary Public, N. Y. Co., N. Y.
(NOTARIAL SEAL.)
The following is a description of the new and Im-
proved Automatic. Organ Attachment, which is as
full, clear and exact as T am able at this time to give,
reference being had to the drawing hereto annexed.
In the accompanying drawing: Figure 1 repre-
sents a sectional side elevation of my improved au-
tomatic organ attachment, as connected with the
bellows and reeds. Figure 2 a plan view of the same,
and Figure 3 a detail vertical longitudinal section
of the operating parts of the attachment. Similar
letters of reference indicate corresponding parts.
The invention relates to an improved attachment
to organs so that any piece of music may be played
in automatic manner in any key on the same; and
the invention consists of a mechanism worked by a
fan from the bellows and by a strip of paper per-
forated to express the musical notes; and it con-
sists also of a transposing mechanism to play the
music in any desired key.
In the drawing A represents a revolving fan that
is worked by the action of the bellows in an air-
tight casing and arranged to transmit the power im-
parted thereto by a worm wheel a, to a gear wheel
I), keyed to the shaft of a toothed cylinder b, which
again revolves by suitable transmitting gear wheels,
the feed rolls C, C and C 2 .
Perforations and Paper.
Any piece of music that is desired to be played is
first produced by suitable perforating mechanism
worked in connection with the keys of the organ,
on a continuous strip of paper, the relative length
and position of the perforations indicating the dura-
tion and pitch of the notes represented thereby.
This continuous strip of paper is wound up on the
roll C 2 , then passed over grooved roll C, and wound
up on the roll C\ to which the end of the strip is
clamped. The bearings of the unwinding roll C" as
well as the winding up roll C, turn in slots of the
supporting frame, the rolls C 2 and C being arranged
above each other to produce by the weight and fric-
tion of the upper roll on the lower, the regular and
uniform unwinding and winding of the perforated
c
trip.
The slots or perforations of the strip engage the
projecting points d, of angular levers D, which are
weighted to throw instantly the points forward
whenever a slot of the paper admits their forward
motion. A series of such levers corresponding to
NO MORE u r a - w i n m n n
USED AND ENDORSED BY
THE GREAT HOUSE OF. . .
PIANO LOADER
J. W. JENKINS' SONS
MUSIC
CO.
the number of keys and reeds of the organ are ful-
crumed sideways of each other and provided at
their weighted arms with shoulders e, that depress
spring acted pins K. that enter the teeth of cylin-
der F,.
The spring acted pins K, move vertically, in slid-
ing plates F, that are guided by horizontal rods in
suitable manner and connected by rods and bell
crank levers, as shown in Figures 1 and 2. to the
valves of the reeds.
The depressions of the spring pins by the levers
causes the engaging of the same by the toothed cyl-
inder B, and thereby the forward traveling of the
slide plates for the length of the slots, they being-
released when arriving at the end of the shoulders
and returned by the spring action of the reed valves
and the release of the levers.
The transposition of the piece of music, so that it
may be played in any key, is accomplished by a
screw rod G', that engages by plates at both sides
the paper roll, wound on the cylinder C' J , so as to
shift the same to the required position.
Having thus described my invention.
I claim as new and desire to secure by Letters
Patent.
The automatic attachment to organs, herein de-
scribed by which any piece of music may be played
by transmitting mechanism substantially as and for
the purpose set forth.
2. 1 he combination with the automatic organ
attachment herein described, of a transposing mech-
anism by which the piece of music may be played in
any desired key, substantially as set forth.
J O H N McTAMMANY, JR.
Witnesses:
PAUL GOEPEL.
C. SEDGWICK.
And now,- finally, so far as the writer of this is
concerned, the question still arises: Who invented
the System of Perforated Roll Music and its Appli-
cation to Musical Instruments?
Glued to the inside of every automatic organ put
forth in the early days was the following, which was
printed in gold letters on glazed paper, 2x5 inches in
size:
"All Automatic Musical Instruments manufac-
tured and for sale by us are protected by the Mc-
Tammany, Gaily and other patents.
"MUNROE ORGAN REED CO.,
"Worcester, Mass., U. S. A."
ONE MAN CAN LOAD OR UN-
LOAD A PIANO IN ONE MINUTE
KANSAS
CITY
A compact, light, indestructible device—One man can load or unload a piano in
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pleasure vehicle. There's nothing bunglesome, trappy or complicated to get out of
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when loaded, is well to the forward, hence a well balanced and easy-pulling load. Piano
is neither bolted nor strapped, avoiding danger of chafing or otherwise marring—
Will ride safely and securely on its back, over all sorts of roads, and not shift an inch—
Will not jar action out of adjustment. Piano can be unloaded onto a porch or plat-
form, or to the ground, and can be loaded from the ground or curb of sidewalk. Four
talking machines can be hauled upright, two on their backs—Will accommodate four
sewing machines. In daily use by hundreds of dealers from the level plains of Texas
to the hills of Virginia. Dealers using them say they would as soon take their cars
off the road as to take off the Atwood Loader.
With the Atwood Loader the grief of loading and unloading pianos is a thing of
the past. Any morning the salesman can load his piano, single handed, in less time
than it takes to tell it, and be on his way and stop and demonstrate his instrument at
every farm house, if he so desires, with no more trouble or effort than to fill the radi-
ator of his car.
ONE ATWOOD LOADER, ONE FORD CAR, and ONE MAN
will sell more pianos than any six of the best Piano
salesmen that ever walked in shoe leather—
Needn't take our word, ask the dealers using them
•I. W. Winter, Villisca, Iowa, single handed, loaded and unloaded and sold twenty instrument*
in one month on Atwood Loader, sixteen to people he had never seen before; eijebteen on which the
transaction wa« completely closed out in the yard before the insirument was placed in the house. Such
volume of business, for one man, a physical impossibility without an Atwood Loader. The great
house of .1. YV. Jenkins' Sons Company investigated, ordered one, tried it out at their St. Joe branch,
and in less than one week we had their order for fifteen. Thai is only a small part of the order we
expect from them. Every salesman, at every branch, will be using one. It ri'id not take this live
house long to decide that the "Atwood"' was a business Better, as well as a piano loader. Order one
today—It will be the best'investment you ever made in the piano business—The price is !|vfi{5.00, $15.00
cash with order. If still in doubt, write for descriptive matter and list of dealers using them.
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