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Compressed air motor

A detailed mechanical patent drawing showing a long rectangular casing mounted over a piano keyboard, containing rows of numbered valves, plungers, rollers, cog-wheels, and a governor mechanism connected by tubing to an external air compressor and tank.

SELF PLAYING ATTACHMENT FOR KEY MUSICAL INSTRUMENTS.Harry M. Salyer · July 10, 1900

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