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A selection of suction-powered reed instruments - a Dumb Organist on an Harmonium - What the preachers carried across the Wild West - Everything from hymns to ragtime
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Caravan |
Bohemian Band |
Edison Bell Winner |
3741 |
7503 O |
Nov 1922 |
Gene Williams |
Teddy Bear's Picnic |
Aeolian Orchestrelle [interpreted: Bernie Brown] |
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Bratton |
1/1 Devises |
Walker dumb organist + Trizer harmonium |
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1/2 St Annes |
Walker dumb organist + Trizer harmonium |
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1/3 St Stephens |
Walker dumb organist + Trizer harmonium |
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1/4 Rockingham |
Walker dumb organist + Trizer harmonium |
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Old 100th |
Gem Roller Organ |
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Lead Kindly Light |
Wilcox & White reed organ [interpreted: Bernie Brown] |
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Eternal Father Strong to Save |
Wilcox & White reed organ [interpreted: Bernie Brown] |
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Aunt Jemima's Birthday Party |
Wilcox & White reed organ [interpreted: Bernie Brown] |
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Above: The 'Dumb Organist" fitted to the keyboard of an Harmonium
Left: The rods which push the keys
Below: A Wilcox & White Reed Organ |
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