The US American Welte Licensee rolls resemble the Duo-Art and Ampico music rolls. After the expropriation during the First World War, Welte’s American business in the USA was sold and continued there under its own management as Welte Licensee. As a result, there are numerous recordings from the former Welte repertoire as well as many additional titles that never existed for the German Welte system. Although Welte patents were used here, the perforation layout is different, so these rolls do not work on the Welte green system despite having the same width. At the start of the roll, Welte Licensee rolls have a floral ornamentation on slightly brownish paper, in the middle of which are the tempo, the roll number, title and performer, and often also the roll price. The boxes are mostly black, with a label on the end of the box made conspicuous by the DeLuxe emblem. As with 88-note music rolls, the flanges are made of black Bakelite. There is a round eyelet at the start of the roll for hooking it into the take-up spool. Welte Licensee rolls exist in large numbers in America as well-preserved originals. The paper is 28.6 cm (11¼ in) wide.
Welte Licensee grand pianos also have a drawer system – like the Ampico system. Mostly built into mid-range brands. The best piano brands were already under contract with, or owned by, Ampico and Aeolian.