Putnam Organ Co.


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1 manual high back organ

Stoplist:

Bass Coupler
Viola
Aeoline
Forte
Dulciana
Vox Humana
Diapason
Melodia
Celeste
Dolce
Treble Conpler
 

Company history:
Started in 1894 by William Wallace Putnam in a back room with two employees. Putnam, a native of Brattleboro, VT, had previously worked for Estey, then spent nine years with Bell Organ & Piano Co. in Guelph, Ontario. Later Herbert E. Fox, also of Brattleboro, became a partner. Fox had also worked for Estey and had been a partner in Bell Organ & Piano Co. Later became W.W. Putnam Co., Inc., and between 1920 and 1925 was absorbed by the Basic Furniture Co. of Waynesboro, VA.

 

 

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