Walker Reed Organ

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Description:

This reed organ was made by Walker in Norwich, Connecticut, around 1837-1843. It is a small reed organ made of rosewood on a trestle stand. It has a single keyboard, with a compass of C – c3. Bellows suspended below the instrument are activated with a foot pedal. There is an engraved metal plate above the keyboard:

Walker’s Patent
Swell Seraphine
Norwich, Conn.

Date Made: 1837-1843

Maker: Walker

Location: Currently not on view

Place Made: United States: Connecticut, Norwich

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Credit Line: Gift of Hugo Worch

Data Source: National Museum of American History

Id Number: MI.315722Catalog Number: 315722Accession Number: 58488

Object Name: organ

Physical Description: rosewood (overall material)ivory (overall material)metal (overall material)Measurements: overall: organ without base: 9 1/2 in x 29 3/4 in x 17 in; 24.13 cm x 75.565 cm x 43.18 cmoverall: side base section: 26 in x 17 in x 1 1/2 in; 66.04 cm x 43.18 cm x 3.81 cm

Metadata Usage: CC0

Guid: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ng49ca746a4-3f94-704b-e053-15f76fa0b4fa

Record Id: nmah_606053

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