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==== The Roller Organ Cobography is ...====
  ***[[http://www.rollerorgans.com/Roller_Organ_History.htm|Roller Organs]]** are a type of organette, a hand-operated, table-top sized mechanical musical instrument, manufactured from the late 1880s through the mid 1920s by The Autophone Co. of Ithaca, New York.\\ See [[http://www.rollerorgans.com/|Todd Augsburger's Roller Organ Website]] for all the info.
  ***[[http://www.rollerorgans.com/patents/US322390_1~.jpg|Cobs]]** are the informal name by which many collectors refer to the "rollers" which play on these instruments.
  ***[[wp>-graphy|-ography]]**, from the Greek word meaning "to write", is the study and written record about a specified subject.

==== Where it all comes together: ====
  *A **complete** list of all known **[[:cobs:home]]** (rollers) for the Roller Organ
    -Specific **information**, such as composers and alternate titles
    -MIDI files enabling you to actually **//hear//** most tunes
    -Printed reproduction **labels** available directly from your own printer
  *Richard Dutton's **//[[:dutton:home]]//**, **//Now being regularly updated//**, includes:    
    -**Scarcity ratings** based on hundreds of cob transactions and his years of experience
    -**The stories** behind the music and lyrics
    -**References** to music sources
  ***Photos** illustrating **[[:pinning]]** and **[[:alternate]]**
  ***[[:year:]]** based on earliest known publication dates
  ***[[:groups:]]** of cobs, such as **[[:groups:opera]]**, **[[:groups:patriotic]]**, or **[[:groups:christmas]]** themes
  *Photos of the many **[[:labels]]** used, including rare **[[:labels:black]]**

==== A “Work In Progress” ====
  *The Roller Organ Cobography is a "work in progress", as the editors constantly add additional information.
  *[[:contact]] to provide additions, corrections, suggestions, or to become a regular editor/contributor.

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