STREET PIANO
                 Pornero & Company
           Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
                         1894

Street pianos or barrel pianos were common sights on
the streets of large cities near the torn of the century.
The music is loud because it was designed to be used
out-of-doors.

The tunes resonating from the cabinets of "false graining"
were played in return for donations from people passing
by. Sometimes the vendor might have a monkey who
held out a cup for the coins.

One of ten tunes is selected by turning a dial. As the
large handwheel is turned, the pins on the large wooden
cylinder engage hammers which strike the strings.

G. CAPRA & CO.
Mechanical Pianos
Manufacturs of
PHILADELPHIA, PA