There is a very detailed history of the Nallino automatic piano factory
of Nice, France, at the following URLs ;-

  http://perso.club-internet.fr/mnallino/  (French)
  http://perso.club-internet.fr/mnallino/piano_en.html  (English)

The site was put together by a family member, Michel Nallino, and has
many photos.  Enjoy!

Yours sincerely

Adam Ramet
agr@lineone.net

 [ The firm was founded in Nice, in 1872, by Michel Nallino's great
 [ grandfather, Joseph Nallino, who emigrated from neighboring Italy.
 [ At its peak the firm produced 50 instruments each month, which were
 [ sold mostly in Germany and the north of France.
 [
 [ Several MPEG audio files are offered at the bottom of the English
 [ web page.  The recording of "Java", by Vincent Scotto, is very
 [ entertaining; it was arranged circa 1925 for the 59-key Piano
 [ Nicaea.  -- Robbie