Scott Reed Organ (Melodeon)
date: label: date made
content: 1860 - 1865
notes: label: Description
content: <p>This reed organ was made by John M. Scott, in Cadiz, Ohio, around 1860-1865. It is a piano style melodeon marketed as “Melo-Pean.” It has a single keyboard, with a compass of FF - f4. Above the keyboard is stenciled:</p>
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content: <p>MELO-PEAN<br>MANUFACTURED BY<br>JOHN M. SCOTT<br>CADIZ, O.</p>
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content: <p>There are two repair notes:</p>
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content: <p>(Inside the chest):</p>
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content: <p>Repaired Sept. 9, 1912 by Scott Rowe</p>
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content: <p>(outside the chest):</p>
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content: <p>J. T. Scott Tuner, Aug. 22nd, 1865</p>
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Ohio, Cadiz
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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 The Heirs of John W. Scott through Mrs. G.W. Woodborne
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: MI.248305
label: catalog number
content: 248305
label: accession number
content: 47966
objectType: label: Object Name
content: organ (melodeon)
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: rosewood (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: ivory (keys material)
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content: ebony (keys material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 33 3/4 in x 60 in x 22 3/8 in; 85.725 cm x 152.4 cm x 56.8325 cm