The first jukebox goes into operation, at…

November 1889 CE

The first jukebox goes into operation, at the Palais Royale Saloon in San Francisco. on November 23, 1889.

Coin-operated music boxes and player pianos are the first forms of automated coin-operated musical devices.

These devices use paper rolls, metal disks, or metal cylinders to play a musical selection on an actual instrument, or on several actual instruments, enclosed within the device.

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Industrial Revolution, Second View → Western Music: Late Romantic View →

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