music roll

a roll of perforated paper for actuating a player piano.

Origin of music roll

First recorded in 1905–10

Yes; Frulein had them, and the violin, and the music-roll, and the satchel.

The Devourers |Annie Vivanti Chartres
I understood that the music-roll people had had over two hours now.

Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright |United States Committee on Patents
And in that respect it would cut out the music-roll proposition altogether?

Arguments before the Committee on Patents of the House of Representatives, conjointly with the Senate Committee on Patents, on H.R. 19853, to amend and consolidate the acts respecting copyright |United States Committee on Patents
He took out the music-roll from the drawer and unrolled it, holding it in light fingers.

Mr. Achilles |Jennette Lee

She came at her usual step, a happy mean between quick and slow, accompanied by a hatless serving-woman carrying a music-roll.

Aurora the Magnificent |Gertrude Hall

music roll

a roll of perforated paper for use in a mechanical instrument such as a player piano