EsteyOrganMuseum.org Estey Organ Museum
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Estey Organ Museum
Description
"For generations, the name of Estey was, and perhaps in some places still is, literally a household word," writes a business history magazine. Estey reed, pipe, and electronic organs were found in homes and churches in the Americas, Europe, and even Asia and Africa. Near the end of the 19th century, the Estey Organ Company was reputed to be the largest manufacturing establishment of its kind.
Today, the name of Jacob Estey is largely forgotten except among musicians, organ fanciers, and a few historians. Yet from the late 1800s through the 1950s, the Estey Organ Company was a familiar name. And unlike the automated manufacturing of today, Estey Organ Company was a craft business employing relatively few, highly specialized workers to build what are now regarded as near works of art.
To explore the historical and musical significance of the Estey Organ Company further, we have started the Estey Organ Museum. One of the goals of the Estey Organ Museum project is to capture Estey's unique time in history, from the point of view of Estey's owners, workers, customers, and neighbors.
Contact
- MuseArts, Inc
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- Brattleboro VT
- United States 05301
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- +1.8022540129
