Estey & Co., Brattleboro, VT. portable reed organs


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Estey, J., & Co., Brattleboro VT 1863 - 1872. In 1869 a new factory was started on Birge Street at the Dickenson Farm, later called Esteyville. Reorganized as Estey Organ Co. in 1872 and as the Estey Corporation in the early 1930's, closed in 1959.

The Estey Company produced several types of folding reed organs. Two of these types are shown below.
Type two is displayed at the bottom.

Folding reed completely open

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The organ closed.
Photos of two organs, look at the different details.

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The organ in almost open.
The manual has to be unclosed to use it as a musicstand.

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       The pedals and bellows

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A second type of an Estey folding organ

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