Mason & Hamlin Reed Organ

Description:

This reed organ was made by Mason & Hamlin Organ Co. in Boston, Massachusetts, in 1876. It is a cabinet style pump organ, serial #34435, with a single keyboard, with a compass of FF - f3, a knee stop, and two pedals. The organ’s stop list is as follows:

Bass: Viola
Diapason
Treble: Melodia
Flute
Tremulant

Date Made: 1876

Maker: Mason & Hamlin

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston

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Credit Line: Bequest of Lillian Duncan

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.63.802Catalog Number: 63.802Accession Number: 243150Serial Number: 34,435

Object Name: organ

Physical Description: rosewood (overall material)Measurements: overall: 36 in x 41 in x 22 in; 91.44 cm x 104.14 cm x 55.88 cm

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3f8c-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_606044

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