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Object ID 2006.0008.233
Accession# 2006.0008
Object Name Organette
Description A pump organ made by Mason & Hamlin Organ Company. It is made from black walnut wood and has the original finish. The pedals are covered in Brussels carpet.
Search Terms G.A.R. Hall
Grand Army of the Republic
Civil War
Organs
Music
Musical Instruments
Collection Robert L. Hunker G.A.R. Collection
People Hunker, Robert L.
Subjects Music
Musical instruments
Organs
Artist Mason & Hamlin Organ Company
Catalog date 08/09/2006
Catalog type History
Collector Robert L. Hunker
Count 1
Credit line Robert L. Hunker
Dimensions H-39 W-21 L-42.25 inches
Home Location G.A.R. Hall Museum
Material Wood/Ivory/Metal
Provenance Originally in the Hunker family's Robinson Avenue house in Akron - Barberton. Robert L. Hunker traded a mahogany Empire chest of drawers for the organ at age 16. He took lessons for it and played it.
Recfrom Hunker G.A.R. Collection
Site G.A.R. Hall Museum
Site # 31
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