(Photograph courtesy of Dana Johnson.)

This is an example of what appears to be a Chicago Electric cabinet piano in a case built earlier than the Style K piano introduced in the 1922 catalogue. The whereabouts and serial number for this piano is unknown. The decorative columns on either side of the cabinet are square; topped with an smooth acorn shaped knob. The coin entry slot is not original nor the correct type for this instrument.

(Photograph courtesy of Dana Johnson.)

Interior of the early looking Chicago Electric cabinet piano. It has the usual Monarch Tool & Mfr. Company spoolbox and pump. The stack (with the xylophone tubing header on the right front cover) appears to be the same as used in a Model Casino #160576 (introduced in 1924). The cobbled together upper coin chute is not original nor the correct type for this machine. So is this an early pre-catalogue machine or is it something built much later?

(Photograph courtesy of Art Reblitz.)

This early looking Chicago Electric cabinet piano was in the Wes Crocheron collection, circa 1970. It has a Monarch Tool & Mfr. Company spoolbox and pump. The current whereabouts of this piano and its serial number are unknown. In this photograph the case detail of the front columns is much clearer than in the preceding example.

(Photograph courtesy of Art Reblitz.)

Interior of the Wes Crocheron collection's early looking Chicago Electric cabinet piano, circa 1970. The Monarch Tool & Mfr. Company spoolbox and pump are clearly visible. The stack in this instance does not have the xylophone tubing header on the right front cover, as does the Chicago Electric in the first two picture panes. Judging by the case style, both are identical, the two instruments might seem to be of the same vintage. However, the differences in the stack xylophone connections suggest otherwise, although any conclusions based on the scanty evidence at hand are but mere speculation.