Post 1920 Seeburg and Western Electric Pianos

One style of plate used by Seeburg in pianos made in the early 1920s.

(Photograph courtesy of Dana Johnson)

One style of plate used in pianos made in the early 1920s by Seeburg in its Dayton St. factory, from style E #52,851.
Another style of plate found in pianos made by Seeburg in the early 1920s.

(Photograph courtesy of Art Reblitz)

Another style of plate found in pianos made by Seeburg in the early 1920s, from style H #54,153. This plate is almost identical to the standard Edmund Gram plate, but the upper bass section now has two strings per note instead of the three found in earlier Gram pianos.
Upper part of plate commonly found in mid- and late-1920s pianos built by Seeburg.

(Photograph courtesy of Art Reblitz)

Upper part of plate commonly found in mid- and late-1920s pianos built by Seeburg, from style E #157,956. This plate features the 1920s Seeburg logo, “Simplicity – Reliability – Endurance” between the bass and treble sections.
Lower part of late style Seeburg plate in Seeburg E #157,956.

(Photograph courtesy of Art Reblitz)

Lower part of late style Seeburg plate in style E #157,956.
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