AN INCREDIBLY RARE ANTIQUE (c1890 TO 1900) "TABER ORGAN COMPANY CHAPEL REED PUMP ORGAN

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THIS INCREDIBLY RARE ANTIQUE (c1890 TO 1900) "TABER ORGAN COMPANY" OF WORCESTER, MASSACHUSETTS, USA" WOODEN "CHAPEL" REED PUMP ORGAN IS AN AMAZING FIND, CONSIDERING ITS AGE (116 TO 126 YEARS OLD). THERE ARE 10 STOP KNOB FUNCTIONS ON THE ORGAN. THE CARVED DETAILING ON THIS ANTIQUE ORGAN IS QUITE STUNNING AND MANY HOURS WERE SPENT BY VARIOUS CRAFTSMEN PRODUCING AND ASSEMBLING THIS RARE ORGAN. THE "BLACK" KEYS LOOK TO BE SOLID EBONY WOOD AND THE WHITE KEYS ARE POSSIBLY A BONE OR IVORY OR A COMPOSITE RESIN. THE ORGAN IS 1130mm LONG x 550mm WIDE x 1235mm HIGH. THE ORGAN WOULD NEED TO BE SERVICE AND RESTORED. PLEASE VIEW THE PICS CAREFULLY TO FULLY APPRECIATE THIS EXTREMELY RARE PUMP ORGAN AND TO CONFIRM THE CONDITION. 

FROM THE INTERNET: "The Worcester Organ Company of Worcester, Massachusetts, was established in 1875. In 1890, the name was changed to Taber Organ Company. Worcester was known for building very elaborate, organs during the Victorian period and were high quality instruments. The company appears to have gone out of business sometime around 1900, very few organs from this company exist today."

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