Alexandre Pere et Fils Reed Organ (Harmonium)
date: label: date made
content: 1897-1899
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This reed organ was made by Alexandre Pere et Fils in Paris, France, around 1897-1899. It is a harmonium with a single keyboard, with a compass of C - c3. This instrument has 4 full ranks reeds, 2 half ranks, and 2 pedals.</p>
label: Description
content: <p>Jacob Alexandre (1804-1876) formed a company in Paris making accordions and harmonicas, in 1829. Jacob Alexandre’s son, Edouard (1824-1888) joined the firm in the mid-1840s when the company began producing instruments under the name “melodeum organs,” as the name “harmonium” was registered by French inventor Alexandre-François Debain (1809-1877). Originally called “Alexandre et Fils” the firm’s name later became “Alexandre Père et Fils.” The company was acquired by the Fortin Brothers in,1907.</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: France: Île-de-France, Paris
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content: Culture and the Arts: Musical Instruments
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content: Music & Musical Instruments
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content: Organs
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Gift of Roger G. Kennedy
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1983.0497.01
label: accession number
content: 1983.0497
label: catalog number
content: 1983.0497.01
objectType: label: Object Name
content: organ
physicalDescription: label: Measurements
content: overall: 40 1/4 in x 52 in x 27 in; 102.235 cm x 132.08 cm x 68.58 cm