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• 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 Todd Augsburger's Roller Organ Website for all the info.
• Cobs are the informal name by which many collectors refer to the “rollers” which play on these instruments.
• -ography, from the Greek word meaning “to write”, is the study and written record about a specified subject.

• A complete list of all known Cobs (rollers) for the Roller Organ
  1. Specific information, such as composers and alternate titles
  2. MIDI files enabling you to actually hear most tunes
  3. Printed reproduction labels available directly from your own printer
• Richard Dutton's The Roller Organ Cob Handbook, Now being regularly updated, includes:
  1. Scarcity ratings based on hundreds of cob transactions and his years of experience
  2. The stories behind the music and lyrics
  3. References to music sources
• Photos illustrating Alternate Pinning Patterns and Early Arrangements
• Cobs By Year based on earliest known publication dates
• Categorical Lists of cobs, such as Opera / Stage, Patriotic / Military, or Christmas themes
• Photos of the many Label Styles used, including rare Black Label Cobs

• The Roller Organ Cobography is a “work in progress”, as the editors constantly add additional information.
• Contact Us to provide additions, corrections, suggestions, or to become a regular editor/contributor.

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