Automatic Piano

[redwine]

O: .FELIX STEENBAKKERS./ 10 / RUE / FRANKLIN / LA MADELEINE (NORD)
R: APPAREILS / ET / PIANOS / AUTOMATIQUES
Zinc

Listed under PROVINCE / LA MADELEINE (59) 8. JDA ACJM

[malj1]

Do we know what is meant by the 8. JDA ACJM 

[redwine]

Jetons d'Audition France & Colonies (édition 2004) ASSOCIATION COLLECTIONNEURS de JETONS MONNAIE

[redwine]

Jetons D'Audition has a small section on this topic pp141-149, Jetons de pianos mecaniques.
This is Paris 1.2

And this is Paris 1.1
* AUTOMATIC * / PIANO / 32 / RUE DES / ARCHIVES / PARIS
No distinguishable makers mark in the diamond below PARIS
Coin aligned
Consimilar
Brass
9.31g

[malj1]

And this is Paris 1.1
* AUTOMATIC * / PIANO / 32 / RUE DES / ARCHIVES / PARIS
No distinguishable makers mark in the diamond below PARIS
Coin aligned
Consimilar
Brass
9.31g

This is the same as my zinc piece in reply # 1



This is a close-up of the makers mark from the zinc piece, i imagine the brass piece would also have this same maker. CHJ 

[redwine]

Looks like CNJ?  Couldn't find anything
We should have a makers mark thread similar to that on the French government site.

[malj1]

All the links given above have died.

I managed to track down the site to Pianos

[malj1]

Looks like CNJ?  Couldn't find anything
We should have a makers mark thread similar to that on the French government site.

I noticed the maker CH.Jourde Paris in Jetons d'Audition France & Colonies [see Paris  # 30.3.3]

[redwine]

Yes you're right
See here for some other samples of his work and here.
Even the best get it wrong here.  On the same site are shown a number of tramway tokens - Charles Jourde.  Makers mark CHJ in a diamond.
And a different piece here

[malj1]

Confirmation too from this page

Quote:
"le poinçon en forme de losange du graveur avec ses initiales "CHJ" (pour Charles Jourde)."

[malj1]

My latest acquisition:



Pianos Automatiques Proust&Tarteng Rue de L'Entrepot 32 Paris / Same both sides Zinc 30.3mm

[redwine]

Very nice 

[malj1]

"PROUST et TARTENG, 32, r. de l'Entrepôt. Paris, 10°. T. Nord 44-42.

French manufacturer of automatic pianos, with interchangeable cylinders. Repairs.

Source

[redwine]

Finally the new ISP is operationalish

[malj1]

Hooray   

...and your first token is a cracker, I love it. 

It's the second type from La Baule, # 1.2

A : LES ETABLISls / GUILBAUD / FRERES / LA BAULE (L.Inf)
R : PIANOS IAUTOMATIQUES / ORCHESTRIONS / ELECTRIQUES