Mason and Hamlin Reed Organ: Museum Object and Cultural History
Mason and Hamlin Reed Organ: date made: 1895-1898. maker: Mason & Hamlin. Object Name: organ.
The object in the museum catalogue
This reed organ was made by Mason & Hamlin in Boston, Massachusetts, around 1895-1898. It is a parlor model with top, style 3303, serial #152182, with a single keyboard, two knee swells, and two pedals. The organ’s stop list is as follows:
Dulciana Diapason Viola Dulce Viola Aeolian Harp Vox Humana Clarionet Oboe Voix Celeste Melodia Clarabella
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1895-1898
- maker: Mason & Hamlin
- Object Name: organ
- Physical Description: walnut (overall material)
- Measurements: overall: 66 1/4 in x 51 in x 24 in; 168.275 cm x 129.54 cm x 60.96 cm
- place made: United States: Massachusetts, Boston
- ID Number: 1985.0583.01
- accession number: 1985.0583
- catalog number: 1985.0583.01
- Credit Line: Gift of Judith L. and Wayne R. Knight
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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