221,000.ĭemand for reed or pump organs dropped off after the First World War, and most ended up stored in back rooms and barns. In 1880 it produced its 100,000th organ and in 1890 it turned out No. For example, an organ from 1850 was stamped “400,” and by 1870, the numbers were up to 24,000.
#ESTEY ORGAN 1880 SERIAL#
Like piano makers of the time, Estey numbered its products with serial numbers-either stamped on the back of the organ or on an internal sticker-so if you have one of these Esteys, you can get a rough idea about when it was made. It was also one of the most prodigious, as in its 114-year existence, Estey produced some 520,000 reed organs. It was the product of a world-wide industry that turned out hundreds of thousands of organs a year at its peak.Īccording to old catalogs produced by the Estey company, it was founded in 1846-located in Brattleboro, Vt.-and was one of the best-known and longest-lasting of these organ companies, remaining in production until 1960. The reed organ was once an important domestic instrument, offering a cheap alternative to the ever-popular family piano while, at the same time, providing a suitable instrument for accompanying family hymns on a Sunday.
#ESTEY ORGAN 1880 SERIES#
The next item in this series of Unloved Antiques is the 19th-century “pump” or “reed” organ, or the Estey “Eastlake-style”* organ, to be more precise. While why may be loved, and this isn’t even taking its sound into account, they don’t sell for more than $200. This Estey Eastlake-style organ was made circa 1890 and is of a type generic to the North Eastern U.S.
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