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Ad ID: 236492 |
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This is a beautiful antique pump organ in good condition. See photos. I found this info on the web:The Packard Piano Company had its roots in the reed organ industry and was located in the Fort Wayne, Indiana area since 1871. The name was changed to the Packard Organ Co. in 1900.Chronicled in the Gellerman's International Reed Organ Atlas, these instruments, of the highest grade, were manufactured in America. They presented an ideal example of high grade sales both here and abroad.Isaac T. Packard, founder, came to Fort Wayne by fate. After losing his business in the Great Chicago Fire of 1871, Packard boarded a train headed east. His only instructions to the conductor were to let him off when his money ran out. Packard's money ran out as he arrived in Fort Wayne, and fate was about to lead to major industry. The Packard Company became one of the largest known instrument companies in the United States, and employed over 400 workers.
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