Organ, Reed

Object/Artifact

Historic Germantown

Name/Title

Organ, Reed

Entry/Object ID

GHS 174

Description

Urban Archives Exhibit Ex 284 A 36 key reed organ (melodeon), flat-top which is hinged at horizontal center and folds back to show ivory and black keys with green textile (possibly wool). Flat rectangular box sits on legs with ogee curves, serpentine stretcher and two iron pedals at center. Marked inside lid, "Mason & Hamlin", under lid "Model Melodian No. 55". Card inside top of lid, "AG Ibach Repairer and Tuner Pianos, Melodians, and Organs, No. 326 Nable St. Phila"

Made/Created

Artist

Mason & Hamlin

Place

* Untyped Place

USA (Boston)

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Notes

"Mason & Hamlin, Boston"

Dimensions

Height

29 in

Width

36-3/4 in

Depth

18-3/4 in

Material

Wood, textile, ivory, ebony

Provenance

Notes

According to GHS True Accession Book, "Little organ, first musical instrument in the Haines St. Methodist Church, 1860. Afterwards used in the Mt. Pleasant Ave. M.E. Church. Loaned by Francis Vogel, Treas., Mt. Pleasant Ave. Church."