I remember buying a few Aeolian rolls new back in the early '70s.  Andy's
comment about the angled box top (along the long axis) is what tripped my
memory.

I haven't had my piano playing in a long time (it's being worked on right
now), but I recall these Aeolian rolls as having lesser quality than the
usual new QRS rolls -- physically and maybe musically.  The boxes were
better, though: easier to open and more rugged.  I don't know any more
about the company, but it's probably not a true descendent of the folks
who brought us the Duo-Art.

Another competitor to QRS back then was Mel-O-Dee -- now *those* rolls
were very fine in paper, punching, and great musical selections of
genuine ragtime and classic pop.

Mike Knudsen

 [ Mel-O-Dee rolls produced in the 1960s were cut by Larry Givens, who
 [ made top-quality recuts of top-quality music from 1920s rolls.  The
 [ black-and-white rolls by Aeolian Music Rolls Inc. featured arrangements
 [ by J. Lawrence Cook, who I believe had quit QRS after a dispute with
 [ Max Kortlander's widow.  The perforators are all now in use at Keystone
 [ Music Rolls.  -- Robbie