Edwin S. Votey

Edwin Scott Votey (June 8, 1856 - January 21, 1931) was an American inventor credited with invention of the pianola in 1895.^[1]^[2]^[3] The New York Times said that Votey was regarded as "the inventive genius of the automatic music industry".^[1]

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^ ^a ^b New York Times: January 22, 1931;E.S. VOTEY, INVENTOR OF PIANOLA, IS DEAD; Had Long Led in Automatic Music Industry and Was Aeolian Company Official. DIRECTOR OF JERSEY BANK Pioneer in Developing Reproducing Piano Lived in Summit-- Was 74 Years Old.
^ Edwin Votey, Inventor of pianola
^ The First PIANOLA, invented by Edwin S. Votey - c. 1895

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[NYT-1] New York Times: January 22, 1931;E.S. VOTEY, INVENTOR OF PIANOLA, IS DEAD; Had Long Led in Automatic Music Industry and Was Aeolian Company Official. DIRECTOR OF JERSEY BANK Pioneer in Developing Reproducing Piano Lived in Summit-- Was 74 Years Old.

[2] Edwin Votey, Inventor of pianola

[3] The First PIANOLA, invented by Edwin S. Votey - c. 1895

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