Organ, pedal

Object detail

Accession number

1969.183.3

Maker

Bell Organ and Piano Company Ltd.

Production period

1890s
1900s

Description

Pedal organ, manufactured by the Bell Organ & Piano Company. Body is wooden (with extensive borer), with floral / geometric carvings - six on the front (three on panels above the keyboard and three on panels below the keyboard) and two on each side. There are two wooden hinged brackets below the keyboard. Bell stated in their advertising of 1895 that they had produced 75,000 instruments so the serial number "79610" would put the date of this organ c. 1900.

Marks

"Bell Organ & Piano Co. / LTD" Painted
"Guelph, Canada / TRADE [logo] MARK" Printed
"PAT'D FEB 24. 1887 / MOUSE PROOF PEDAL" Casting
"79610" Stamped

Media/Materials

Organic/Vegetal/Wood
Processed Material/Metal
Processed Material/Metal/Iron/Cast Iron
Processed Material/Synthetic/Plastic
Processed Material/Textile

Collection

Musical Instruments Collection

Credit Line

Bell Organ and Piano Company Ltd.. Organ, pedal, 1969.183.3. The Museum of Transport and Technology (MOTAT).

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Classification

Instrument, Keyboard Organ Tools & Equipment for Communication Musical T&E Musical Instruments

Production place

Guelph Ontario Canada North America Americas

Collection type

Social History Domestic Technology Technology

Subject auto tags

Musical instrument Keyboard Piano Musical keyboard Musical instrument accessory Electronic musical instrument Electronic instrument Music Digital piano Office equipment

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