Story and Clark Organ Co., Chicago Il.


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1 manual reed organ from about 1874.

Stoplist:

Viola 4ft
Diapason 8ft
Echo Horn 8ft
Bass Coupler
Bass Forte
Vox Humana
Treble Forte
Treble Coupler
Dulcet 8ft
Melodia 8ft
Celeste 8ft

Company history: below

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Story & Clark Organ Co., Chicago, IL; established in 1884 by Hampton L. Story and Melville Clark. H.L. Story organized the Story & Clark Organ Co. with Melvill Clark, a reed organ builder, along with his son, Edward H. Story. The firm was incorporated in 1888 with E.H Story as president and Melvill Clark as vice-president. The Story & Clark catalog for 1885 credits Melvill Clark with building the first organ factory in Chicago. Story & Clark organs are moted for their metal stop knobs, used from about 1885 until about 1890, and after 1890 for the beautiful pink porcelain stop knobs.  Organ production ceased about 1897-99. Clark left in 1900 to start the Melville Clark CO., and the business, trademarks and patents were sold to the Ann Arbor Organ Co. 

 

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