A newly installed nickelodeon, adjoining, was already lighted, throwing out a hard white shine and tinned music at the instance of five cents in the slot.
"Star-Dust A Story of an American Girl"
Fannie Hurst
Yesterday, with its nickelodeon, or temple of wonder, was yesterday; to-day, with its problems, was to-day.
"A Man and His Money"
Frederic Stewart Isham
The "nickelodeon" is the central fact in modern amusement, and Edison founded it.
"Edison, His Life and Inventions"
Frank Lewis Dyer and Thomas Commerford Martin