Scott Reed Organ (Melodeon): Museum Object and Cultural History
Scott Reed Organ (Melodeon): date made: 1860 - 1865. maker: Scott, John M.. Object Name: organ (melodeon).
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This reed organ was made by John M. Scott, in Cadiz, Ohio, around 1860-1865. It is a piano style melodeon marketed as “Melo-Pean.” It has a single keyboard, with a compass of FF - f4. Above the keyboard is stenciled:
Materials, dates and provenance
- date made: 1860 - 1865
- maker: Scott, John M.
- Object Name: organ (melodeon)
- Physical Description: rosewood (overall material)
- Physical Description: ivory (keys material)
- Physical Description: ebony (keys material)
- Measurements: overall: 33 3/4 in x 60 in x 22 3/8 in; 85.725 cm x 152.4 cm x 56.8325 cm
- place made: United States: Ohio, Cadiz
- ID Number: MI.248305
- catalog number: 248305
- accession number: 47966
- Credit Line: Gift of The Heirs of John W. Scott through Mrs. G.W. Woodborne
- Data Source: National Museum of American History
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