
He got into the organ business and eventually he had six or seven hundred employees up here in the factory and made half a million reed organs and three thousand pipe organs, which was a business they got into in 1904.”įounder Jacob Estey made quite a name for himself. The fellow who founded it was actually an entrepreneur and he never played the organ or anything like that. They were popular before people were able to make inexpensive pianos. But it’s still a wind instrument, very much like a harmonica or an accordion. “I brought this along because this is what a pipe organ has, which you can see is very different. (Opus 1705, 1919) Residence: Bryan Williams Parkersburg IA, US Elsener Organ Works, Inc. Every one of these has a whole bunch of those inside,” explained George. (Opus 404, 1945) Puget Sound Pipe Organs Camano Island WA, US 1 manuals, 3 Ranks Owner (2012) Originally Estey Organ Co. “A reed organ is a wind instrument that looks like a piano, but inside are reeds. Inside the Estey Organ Museum, volunteer Barbara George joined us to tell us more about this company. We’re going to go check it out,” introduced Perkins. “We’re going to be talking about the Estey Organ Company, one of the largest, if not the largest, reed organ companies in the world in the 19th Century. If you have specific questions or information about content, the website, and applications, please contact us.At ‘This Place in History’, we’re in Brattleboro with Executive Director of the Vermont Historical Society Steve Perkins. However, Get Archive LLC does not own each component of the compilation displayed and accessible on the PICRYL website and applications. Get Archive LLC is the owner of the compilation of content that is posted on the PICRYL website and applications, which consists of text, images, audio, video, databases, tags, design, codes, and software ("Content"). Get Archive LLC does not charge permission and license fees for use of any of the content on PICRYL, however, upon request, GetArchive can provide rights clearance for content for a fee. GetArchive believes there are no usage restrictions or limitations put on content in the U.S. Permission for use, re-use, or additional use of the content is not required. Get Archive LLC, creator of PICRYL, endeavors to provide information that it possesses on the copyright status of the content and to identify any other terms and conditions that may apply to the use of the content, however, Get Archive LLC offers no guarantee or assurance that all pertinent information is provided, or that the information is correct in each circumstance. PICRYL makes the world's public domain media fun to find and easy to use. PICRYL is an AI-driven search & similarity engine. PICRYL is the largest media source for public domain images, scans, and documents. The World's Largest Public Domain Media Search Engine
